When considering issues of sexuality and dementia, two core and essential questions emerge. First, how does one address the fact that a person with dementia likely has sexual needs? Second, what are ...

Dementia can cause a person to behave in a 'sexual' way that they and people around them may find challenging. A person with dementia may experience changes in how they respond to sex, be ...

Duke University School of Medicine-led research finds male patients with dementia have higher mortality rates and higher use of many health care services, especially hospital stays, than comparable ...

This is the 96th instalment ina series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment, advice for carers, and stories of hope. A quiet heartbreak is unfolding behind the closed ...

Over 9 years of follow-up, the overall crude prevalence of dementia was 7.4 percent for sexual minority older adults in this study population. For comparison, Alzheimer's Association 2018 Alzheimer's ...

A new study has found important clues about the roles age, sex, hormonal changes and genetics play in how certain biomarkers for dementia are expressed in the blood, according to a study published on ...

Why do some people maintain good memories and have healthy brains even as they age? Research that my colleagues and I recently published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease ...

A new study has found important clues about the roles age, sex, hormonal changes and genetics play in how certain biomarkers for dementia are expressed in the blood, according to a new study. "Blood ...

Key points Persons with dementia possess the capacity for sexual desire. Recognizing the sexuality of a person with dementia assists in the maintaining of personal identity. Whether a person with ...