Researchers are studying how different patterns in the way older adults walk could more accurately diagnose different types of dementia and identify Alzheimer's disease. Canadian researchers are the ...

A fascinating new study suggests clinicians may be able to accurately diagnose whether cognitively impaired patients are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or Lewy body dementia by studying their ...

"Gait variability" is a term used to describe stride-to-stride fluctuations in timing and distance traversed as someone walks. Source: Hamsterfreund/Pixabay Key points: New research into the ...

Canadian researchers are the first to study how different patterns in the way older adults walk could more accurately diagnose different types of dementia and identify Alzheimer's disease. A new study ...

The way you walk, something you likely perform automatically thousands of times daily, contains a wealth of information about your overall health. Gait analysis, once primarily the domain of elite ...

Gait disorders manifest themselves in various ways: One walks with small tripping steps, another drags a leg while walking. In one case, a foot does not roll over the sole of the foot, and in another, ...