Doctors and other health care providers use a comprehensive tool to assess the seven stages of dementia in the elderly called the Global Deterioration Scale. Also known as the GDS, this trusted method ...

A study of cells from 84 cadaver brains suggests that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially vulnerable. "There's an early phase where there's a very slow ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), in particular, may be at play, and identifying ways to slow down its progression can help. In ...

A psychologist has delved into the key stages of dementia and how you might identify them in yourself or loved ones. Her insights come at a time when over 944,000 people in the UK are affected by the ...

Alzheimer's Research UK has released figures suggesting that as many as one in three young people living in the UK today could develop dementia during their lifetime. However, Dr Sten Ekberg, a health ...