Excessive sedentary behavior can lead to health issues. But new research suggests some activities are more harmful than ...

Staying mentally active, even when sedentary, may help reduce the risk for dementia and cognitive decline as people age.

Sedentary behavior – long periods of sitting, lying down or reclining – is linked to major risk factors for dementia. Active ...

Experts reveal which sleep disturbances may signal something deeper, and when you should be concerned.

Previous research has shown that making certain unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as living a sedentary lifestyle, may ...

New research distinguishing between passive and mentally active sitting in association with dementia has found that adults ...

Dementia often begins with subtle changes long before obvious memory loss appears. Experts say the earliest signs can include ...

Couch potatoes, rejoice: lounging around might not be so bad — at least for your brain. While exercise is known to help lower dementia risk, new research suggests that even a small change in how you ...

There are plenty of reason you might feel off in the late afternoon and evening. Maybe you’re mentally wiped after socializing all day, or your brain is fried from hours of work. If you got up early, ...

A new study finds that healthcare providers and family caregivers often disagree on how best to manage dementia behaviors during end-of-life care. The research, published in the Journal of the ...

When a resident with dementia becomes agitated, staff face an immediate and difficult decision. Do they reach for medication, ...

"It felt like I was facing a hidden enemy, without any certainty of how the future would unfold," James Vasko, 31, told ...