The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a test used to detect mild cognitive decline and early signs of dementia. It can help identify people at risk of Alzheimer's disease and screen for ...

The third most common form of dementia is often mistaken for Alzheimer's despite different treatment needsCognitive profiles ...

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Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient’s ...

A WORD on the tip of the tongue or a forgotten birthday – everyone has occasional memory blanks. While forgetting things ...

Scientists say these dreams lead to one of the two diseases in "almost all cases." A new study published in the journal ...

Discover a groundbreaking study that may help detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. Learn about the link between blood ...

Alzhemier’s disease could be diagnosed up to a decade earlier after the world’s biggest study of proteins is completed. The ...

When she couldn’t name the Prime Minister she refused to go to the memory clinic for further tests and so the chance of a diagnosis and medication to slow down the dementia’s progress was missed.

Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...