A new study shows that specific speech and hearing tests can identify primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare type of ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — accounting for 60 to 80% of cases in the US. As such, it is easy to ...

While there are tests or brain imaging available to detect dementia, scientists and doctors are always looking for new ways ...

Difficulty finding words or the habit of substituting them with others that are similar semantically—such as knife and cutter ...

Causes of blurry vision can be directly related to eye health — including refractive and nonrefractive errors — or caused by ...

Symptoms of young-onset dementia have considerable overlap with those common in certain mental health conditions, such as ...

Dementia — the progressive decline in cognitive abilities, impacting memory, language and reasoning — affects more than 6 ...

The French Academy of Medicine urges comprehensive concussion training for healthcare professionals and sports officials, ...

For instance, research shows that for around one-third of people with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the earliest symptoms they had were problems with coordination and vision changes ... primary ...

Experts say young-onset dementia is often missed as the symptoms are different and can be confused for other conditions ...

The symptoms can vary widely depending on the cause of the damage. They might include headaches, numbness or tingling, weakened or rigid muscles, vision problems, worse memory or mental ability ...

Two of the most commonly known symptoms of sickle cell disease are a vaso-occlusive ... to ensure timely treatment if necessary. Vision problems. Sickle cell retinopathy occurs when sickled red blood ...