Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever noticed that a loved one with dementia seems more agitated or confused as the day progresses? This phenomenon is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images During certain times of the day, some people with dementia may become more confused and disoriented. Referred to by ...

Many of the everyday realities of being in the hospital--bright lights, loud and unusual noises, unfamiliar surroundings--appear to contribute to the phenomenon of "sundowning," in which some elderly ...

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, ...

Growing up, Emily German looked up to her mother as a fierce role model who effortlessly juggled family, friends and a successful career. In the 1980s and '90s, Linda Larsen German had worked her way ...

During certain times of the day, some people with dementia may become more confused and disoriented. Referred to by neuropsychologist April Krowel as “a constellation of symptoms rooted in confusion ...

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, ...

The elderly woman had been normal all day, my colleague told me, tolerating it well when a tube was placed in her bladder to measure her urine. But that evening, she was found wandering the hospital ...

Image courtesy of Mary Pavlik An 80-year-old woman is admitted from the emergency department to the telemetry floor after feeling disoriented and confused. An 80-year-old woman with a medical history ...

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