Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in.
“We have nearly 60,000 Arkansans that are living with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia and the caregiver count is well over 150,000,” Dickins said. The disease is also the fourth leading cause ...
Caption: Essex County Library has launched cognitive care kits. They're filled with mental and sensory activities for people with dementia. (Jennifer La Grassa/CBC) If you have a loved one with ...
Most cases of dementia are caused by a mixture of risk factors. A risk factor is something that affects our chances of developing a condition like dementia. For most of us our risk of dementia is made ...