In the brain, Alzheimer’s is characterized by two proteins, amyloid beta and tau, that become dysfunctional, forming plaques ...

False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called chemical restraint, a government watchdog report said.

A massive UK study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has uncovered troubling new evidence about risperidone, a commonly ...

Dementia patients are given antipsychotics, which FDA warns may increase the risk for deat ...

A research team from the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (NBPs), a ...

Those people had roughly a twofold higher risk. It is important to note that this data was taken from a health registry. This ...

A recent study shows that combining magnetic brain scans with computer models can safely measure how dementia medications affect living human brains. This approach could replace invasive tests and ...

Dementia is expected to proliferate along with the super elderly. So health practitioners are focused on screening for it.

A considerable proportion of adults with MCI or dementia develop new cardiovascular indications for anticoagulant and thrombolytic drugs.

Lykke Vestergaard Kastbjerg, 42, and her father Niels, 73, are among hundreds travelling to the UK for treatment.

Researcher says findings highlight ‘importance of judicious prescribing for people with dementia’ ...