You can get involved in a number of routine and leisure activities in and around the home. These are just a few ideas. Some will be familiar and there may be others that you have not tried before. You ...

Many people with dementia continue to read for pleasure, whether novels, short stories or non-fiction. A person may already know what they’d like to read next, but it could be worth talking about ...

Playing board games and reading books may be casual pastimes, but new research suggests that activities like these can have a real impact on a person’s risk for developing dementia in old age. The new ...

Leisure activities such as reading a book or spending time with family and friends may reduce dementia risk. The corresponding meta-analysis was published in Neurology. "Previous studies have shown ...

Each month, the Columbia Public Library offers selections from its collection related to a current best-seller or hot topic. Library Associate Stephanie Thompson compiled this month’s selections.

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 ...

More than 55 million people around the world are living with dementia, an umbrella term used to describe several progressive disorders that affect memory and cognition. Alzheimer’s disease is the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to Alzheimer’s Society, research has found that ten minutes of social interaction a day helps improve wellbeing for ...