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Findings of a new study on the use of antipsychotic medications reinforce the necessity of initiatives aimed at reducing the off-label use of the drugs, researchers and industry representatives say. More...

Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other forms of air pollution … Digital elder abuse intervention provides early detection of abuse in older adults living with dementia … RISE Project...

A fiscal year 2024 appropriations package signed Saturday by President Biden will increase funding by $100 million for research into Alzheimer’s and other dementias at the National Institutes of Health...

Nonpharmacologic interventions may be effective in reducing agitation and aggression in assisted living and nursing home residents who have dementia, but existing research does not prove it, according...

Members of AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine should adopt a policy of “comfort feeding” for certain residents with dementia rather than honor advance directives that indicate...

MacArthur Fellow Anne Basting discusses her plans to change perceptions related to aging.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Dec. 22 to invest $2 billion per year to prevent, treat and make possible a cure for Alzheimer’s disease by the year 2025 if she...

Much attention has been paid to reducing the off-label use of antipsychotic medications in older adults, but researchers say the inappropriate use of another class of psychotropic drugs is even more common—and...

Healthcare professionals who treat adults in Massachusetts will be required to undergo training related to Alzheimer’s disease under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Charlie Baker.

Organizations representing assisted living operators in New York are cheering a new pilot program that will subsidize rent for residents with dementia who no longer can afford assisted living.