Dementia is a group of diseases that involve having trouble with memory, thinking, reasoning and other brain functions. It is often associated with "neurodegeneration," meaning processes that destroy ...

Dear Carol: My mother is 96. She was quite sharp into her 90s, but since then, her condition has gradually deteriorated to where she lives contently in her own little world. My brother likes ...

More than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, and doctors say they’re getting closer to predicting the disease before symptoms appear. Researchers have identified several early ...