As dementia progresses it can become increasingly hard for carers to provide appropriate games or activities for people living with dementia, particularly in the later stages. Spotting a gap in their ...

If you have a loved one with dementia, it can be difficult to spend time with them the way you used to. However, it is possible to find new activities and hobbies. Some studies suggest brain games and ...

Abstract This exploratory study compares the impact of five activity types on the well-being of institutionalized people with dementia: the intergenerational art program Opening Minds through Art, art ...

Exercise is related to many health benefits, and researchers are interested in discovering how physical activity affects specific sub-populations. One study suggests that people who maintain or start ...

Older adults with dementia face significant challenges in their physical and mental health as their cognitive function declines. Current treatments for dementia are ineffective, which prompts the need ...

Time spent on fun leisure activities might have the extra benefit of protecting your brain and lowering the risk of dementia, a new study suggests. An analysis that combined data from 38 previous ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

We all seek to make meaningful memories and experience joy with our loved ones. This effort shouldn’t change following a dementia diagnosis. People living with dementia have many strengths and can ...

If you’ve ever seen someone struggling with dementia, you know it is a very tough experience for both the person with this condition and their loved ones. Dementia is a general term referring to the ...

A type of cognitive training that tests people's quick recall seems to reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's ...

Eating more natural, unprocessed food, keeping active and having a good social life are all ways you can fight off dementia as you age, according to two new studies published Wednesday in Neurology, ...

A lack of physical exercise is one of the main factors where the evidence is strong enough to show that it increases a person’s risk of developing dementia. Studies looking at the effect of exercise ...