Decline in both gait speed and cognition, particularly memory, is linked to an increased risk for dementia, new research suggests. In a large study of more than 16,000 participants, such dual decline ...

Declines in both memory and gait are linked to dementia among cognitively healthy adults over age 60. Clinicians may want to target this group for prevention and therapeutic interventions, say ...

When it comes to signs of dementia, becoming more forgetful is perhaps the one that most people are aware of. While it can certainly be concerning to notice a loved one forgetting recent conversations ...

Wearable technology that measures spatial navigation and gait could improve detection of diseases that cause dementia, according to a new study. Researchers performed two reviews to look at the ...

A slower walk as you age has always been a warning sign of increasing frailty that could lead to falls and other disabilities, experts say. Emerging research in small groups of elderly subjects has ...

Nov. 27, 2002 — Abnormal gait is an early marker of vascular dementia, according to the results of a prospective study published in the Nov. 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "Because ...

Cognitive decline and Alzheimer's progression can each be subtle and gradual, and some early dementia signs aren't even ones you'd associate with brain health—at least not on the surface. A recent ...

In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are demonstrating that gait, or motion testing, while simultaneously performing a cognitively demanding task can ...

Alzheimer's and Lewy body disease have unique signatures of gait impairment which may reflect underlying pathology, an exploratory study suggested. Compared with people who have Alzheimer's disease, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gait variability — or the stride-to-stride fluctuations in distance and time when moving — served as a marker of ...

Gait, or motion testing, while simultaneously performing a cognitively demanding task can be an effective predictor of progression to dementia and eventually help with earlier diagnosis, new research ...