In many cases, it's not until memory problems start creeping up that most people learn they have Alzheimer's disease. By then, the disease may already be progressing, leaving limited options for ...

SEVEN NEWS. MORE THAN 53,000 NEW MEXICANS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE BY 2025. THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 2000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. WE ASKED KOAT, UNM HEALTH ...

Hospice care is a type and philosophy of care that centers on the palliation of a terminally or seriously ill patient's pain ...

A nationwide survey by the Alzheimer’s Association in 2025 found close to 4 in 5 Americans 45 and older want to know if they ...

For more than a century, Alzheimer’s disease has been treated as a one‑way slide, something that could perhaps be slowed but ...

While dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are terms that are often used interchangeably, they don’t mean the same thing. Understanding the difference isn’t just helpful for clarity, it’s essential for ...

A few years ago, my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, just like his older brother and his mum before him. Slowly, his personality began to ebb away. Now, at the age of 75, his cognitive ...

Dementia is a group of brain disorders that cause a decline in cognitive functions like memory and thinking. While some cognitive decline is a natural part of aging, dementia is an extreme version ...

A new study has proposed that Alzheimer’s disease can be successfully reversed instead of just being slowed down.

A terrible irony of dementia — which can result in the inability to recognize people and places — is that the condition ...

When people’s cognition is splintered or absent, they are absorbing the emotions around them with no filter to protect them.

La Plata County resident Al Jason, 78, has spent a lifetime caring for others. After his Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis last ...