Older adults who show signs of apathy tend to have a smaller brain volume than their peers with more vim and vigor, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 4,300 older adults, those ...

With regard to apathy, the famous Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti wrote in The Truce: The Diary of Martín Santomé: "I have the terrible feeling that time goes by and I do nothing, nothing happens, ...

Apathy is an early marker of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and predicts future cognitive decline, a new study has shown. Results showed that apathy occurs early in the disease course of genetic FTD ...

Employee apathy is often overlooked since those who exhibit this characteristic tend to fly under the radar, which is exactly their goal: to get paid, not bother with anyone unless necessary and not ...

Apathy, a decrease in motivation and goal-directed behavior, in older adults could lead to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Finding ways to treat apathy could be key ...

Apathy offers an important early warning sign of dementia in individuals with cerebrovascular disease, but depression does not, new research suggests. Apathy offers an important early warning sign of ...

Treatment with the antidepressant bupropion does not improve apathy in nondepressed patients with dementia of Alzheimer type (DAT), results of a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial ...

A growing body of research is beginning to suggest severe apathy in older adults is an early sign of dementia. New research from the University of California, San Francisco, with support from the ...

This is apathy. It is aptly stated that apathy is a disease that numbs the soul and dulls the mind. Apathy, often characterised by an absence of interest, enthusiasm, or concern, has the power to ...

Many politicians these days find electoral success in channeling voters’ real or imagined fear. And this time around, the stakes feel like they couldn’t be higher. But after years of growing financial ...