Research links Down Syndrome with a higher risk for developing Alzheimer's
According to the Alzheimer's Association, people with Down syndrome face a substantially higher risk of Alzheimer's disease as they age.
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According to the Alzheimer's Association, people with Down syndrome face a substantially higher risk of Alzheimer's disease as they age.
A group of friends meets almost daily at Mimi Paper and Gifts in South Miami to play the game in hopes of delaying Alzheimer's disease.
People who follow a MIND diet, even if started later in life, were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia, according to new research.
Dozens of Broward seniors are in limbo after being told they have to pack up and move.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten was at an apartment complex in Hollywood where Monique Robbins last saw her husband Bobby on Oct. 15. He was discharged from from a hospital two days later, the last time anyone has seen him.
Elin Etienne, who had dementia, was reported missing on August 22nd.
CBS News Miami has obtained the long-awaited autopsy report from the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office regarding the death of 71-year-old Elin Etienne, whose decomposed body was discovered in a closet at the North Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A new state law in Florida is meant to protect vulnerable seniors, including those with Alzheimer's and other dementias.
A new state law in Florida is meant to protect vulnerable seniors, including those with Alzheimer's and other dementias.
It is a mystery as relatives say she left her Fort Lauderdale home in a pickup truck she had not driven in 2 years.
Have you seen Carol Tormey? The 81-year-old mom, suffering from dementia, has been missing since Sunday night. Her family is desperate to find her.
Black Americans are twice as likely to have Alzheimer's disease, and face greater impacts of caregiving burnout and financial stress.
The state recently approved a $6 million increase to help families who need that financial support.
CBS News Miami has continued to follow the stories of people living with the disease.
Bobby Ng started exhibiting dementia symptoms about 10 years ago. She was experiencing "sundowning," which is a state of late-day confusion, anxiety or even aggression. The neurologist said the current medications on the market can't reverse the damage already done to the brain. But he believes his "dementia to 'rementia' model" might make a difference, and he's trying it out on his wife.
Wendy Williams and Bruce Willis have both received the diagnosis, which describes a group of brain disorders that affect the frontal and temporal lobes.
Jennifer Braisted from the Alzheimer's Association explains what frontotemporal dementia is and what causes it.
The comedian filed for a conservatorship over the estate of his wife of 43 years, Mavis Leno, after she was diagnosed with dementia, according to court documents.
if you are noticing a difference in your hearing, you should go get checked
Hearing loss is one of the biggest risk factors for developing dementia
Willis was originally diagnosed with aphasia last year, but has since received a "painful" new diagnosis.
A brush fire in the Everglades west of Tamarac has grown to about 100 acres and remains 0% contained Sunday evening. No road closures or air quality alerts have been issued.
As emergency aid pours into Venezuela following a series of devastating earthquakes, thousands of South Florida volunteers are stepping up to help families affected by the disaster.
The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.
A 14-year-old boy has died and another teen is in critical condition after two separate near-drowning incidents occurred Saturday evening, according to authorities.
A heat wave will blast a large swath of the U.S. this week. The National Weather Service says temperatures will feel hotter because of the high humidity that's arriving with it.
A brush fire in the Everglades west of Tamarac has grown to about 100 acres and remains 0% contained Sunday evening. No road closures or air quality alerts have been issued.
As emergency aid pours into Venezuela following a series of devastating earthquakes, thousands of South Florida volunteers are stepping up to help families affected by the disaster.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.
A 14-year-old boy has died and another teen is in critical condition after two separate near-drowning incidents occurred Saturday evening, according to authorities.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."