A novel tool known as the Florey Dementia Index (FDI) predicted onset age of mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease ...

Dementia risk is nearly 80% higher in stroke survivors than in those without stroke, with risk declining within 1 year but ...

Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...

The way in which we walk might hold the key to diagnosing Alzheimer's, or other types of dementia. Ground-breaking research ...

With its visual interface and constant updates, the social web is a nightmare for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of ...

The condition isn’t entirely preventable — age, genetics, and environmental influences can all play a role. But some ...

It can be easy to mistake some signs of dementia for old age. These are the early signs of the disease you need to look out ...

To ward off dementia, older adults may want to spend more time reading, praying, crafting, listening to music and engaging in ...

A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia ...

Bridgette Milam shared a compilation of the call-and-response her grandmother, Dorothy, and her husband, Merv, had that ...

Studies show that being physically active can help lower your risk of dementia. “Daily physical exercise—such as 20-30 ...

Vitamin D also helps clear beta amyloid, a protein that plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease, Merrill points out. This is “the ...