This is a prescription for disaster. While all medications carry potential side effects, certain types have been shown to increase the risk of falls, confusion and even hospitalization among older ...

Despite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the ...

For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

This could be a hard pill to swallow. Now, a board-certified anesthesiologist in Los Angeles is revealing five daily medications that may also increase your likelihood of developing dementia, a group ...

Researchers analyzed Medicare claims data to find that an estimated 25 percent of dementia patients were prescribed risky medications, including antidepressants and antipsychotics.

Many seniors with dementia are being put at risk by brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion and hospitalization ...

Psychotropic medications commonly used to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with increased risk for dementia in older veterans, new research shows. "Patients diagnosed with ...

A large McGill University study has found that two classes of medications commonly prescribed for type 2 diabetes, both ...

Q. I was excited to read about the research linking cheese consumption to a lower risk of dementia. Did the researchers look into a possible role for vitamin K2 in the cheese study? I believe some of ...

“It’s a common notion that only people with memory problems can be diagnosed with dementia, but behavioral changes or ...