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 study suggests that there is no protective (or harmful) association of memantine [a second-line drug for dementia] or donepezil [a first-line drug] with the risk of developing age-related ...

A class of drugs commonly used to treat Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in nursing home residents has been found to slow cognitive decline over a five-year period in patients diagnosed with ...

Dementia is a loss of brain function that affects memory, thinking, judgment, behavior, and language with Alzheimer's disease being the most common type of dementia. The best medication for dementia ...

The dementia drug memantine showed promise for improving social functioning in a small trial of youth with autism. Nine of 16 children and adolescents treated with memantine met the response criteria ...

Lewy body disease is a stealthy and relentless brain disorder that affects memory, movement, and core body functions. It includes dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease, with or without ...

Pills for memory: The medications that define dementia care today For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could ...