This is a prescription for disaster. While all medications carry potential side effects, certain types have been shown to ...

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 ...

When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to ...

Years after doctors were warned to be cautious, many Americans with dementia continue to receive medications that can worsen ...

New safety study links sedative use to increased stroke risk. A large UK study involving more than 165,000 people with dementia has found that the drug risperidone increases the risk of stroke in all ...

Dementia Medications: Small Steps, Hard Truths, Glimmers of Hope Dementia medications are not cures. They don’t restore lost memories or stop the disease in its tracks. But they do matter. They buy ...