A clinical trial involving robotic pets and elderly adults hospitalized with dementia showed far-reaching impacts.

Sometimes the little guy just stops and doesn't know where he is any more. At 15 years old, Olli the pug is very old, in need of help, often disoriented. He doesn't hear or see much and his hind legs ...

For a person living with dementia, a hospital stay can be a terrifying whirlwind of strange faces, loud noises and confusing ...

An innovative clinical trial examining whether robotic companion pets can improve the outcomes of hospitalized older adults with dementia has delivered meaningful results that have far-reaching ...

This video is no longer available. For a dementia patient, holding a robotic dog or cat can provide soothing moments in the life of a person whose loss of memory and other mental faculties is ...

A study at Sarasota Memorial Hospital is showing promising results for elderly patients with dementia.

Canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome, or CCDS, is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that mirrors many features of Alzheimer’s disease in humans, and it is far more common in aging dogs than ...

PET and MRI scans may together distinguish a new type of dementia from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a 2026 retrospective, ...