Aging is a social process as well as a biological one, and we have to figure out ways to cope with our greying and the ...

A study looks at how long people live and how long before they enter a nursing home after a dementia diagnosis.

How long one survives with dementia depends strongly on one’s age at diagnosis, ranging from about nine years at age 60 for ...

Average life expectancy for patients with dementia ranges from 8.9 years after diagnosis at a mean age of 60 years for women to 2.2 years at a mean age of 85 years for men.

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported ...

A new study clams dementia cases will double by 2060. Here’s what experts believe could be driving the rise in dementia rates ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for a long time, and he is a great guy. However, when it comes to my ...

Two separate studies reveal the increasing risk of developing dementia and varying life expectancy associated with the ...

The review of 261 studies, published in The British Medical Journal, also found that dementia shortened life expectancy ...

Research has indicated average life expectance and time before being admitted to a care home, following a diagnosis of ...

The study published in the BMJ analysed 261 studies involving over ... with dementia. The researchers observed that the age of the patient has a significant role to play in life expectancy of ...