Saint Louis University’s Geriatric Education Center (GEC) offers cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), a support group for people experiencing memory challenges. Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is ...

Background:Dementia represents a major global public health challenge, affecting over 55 million people worldwide and projected to increase substantially in ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MDMedically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Dementia is a gradual loss of ...

The purpose of the SLU Family Center for Healthy Aging is to provide a comprehensive and collaborative center for older adult clinical, research, and training initiatives to our St. Louis and ...

One morning at a long-term care and rehabilitation facility in New York, where I was a recreation aide, a resident and I found ourselves reminiscing about our shared Puerto Rican heritage. He spoke ...

Simple 40-hertz light and sound stimulation can induce brain rhythms that reduce Alzheimer’s pathology and improve cognitive function without invasive procedures or pharmaceutical side effects.

A measure of brain complexity, derived from magnetic stimulation and EEG, can effectively evaluate conscious processing in ...

An important new study has demonstrated that a combination therapy can slow cognitive decline in older adults at risk for dementia. An important new study led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental ...

Growing up, many people did not witness the level of cognitive decline among older adults that has become increasingly ...

Electromagnetic network-targeted field (ENTF) therapy, which targets specific connections in the brain, combined with physical therapy, significantly reduced disability in stroke survivors after 90 ...