Researchers link a virus that may affect as many as 80 percent of Americans to an increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer's ...

A study by researchers presents their low cost, scalable methodology for the early identification of individuals at risk of developing dementia. While the condition remains incurable, there are a ...

Long-term use of cardiovascular drugs may reduce dementia risk in older adults by up to 25%, while antiplatelet drugs could ...

Despite almost half a million Australians living with dementia, and that number predicted to double by mid century, public ...

Dr. Jonathan J. Rasouli, a board-certified spinal neurosurgeon in New York, is spilling the details of his go-to meal rich in ...

If you have high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat or smoking habit, you may be at a higher risk of severe stroke.

Dementia is a growing public health concern, affecting millions of older adults worldwide. It leads to a decline in memory, ...

The project shared research findings of three of the 12 risk factors that the team will study. The first was a report that people currently smoking five cigarettes per day have a 16% higher dementia ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. According to Alzheimer’s Society, there are currently around 982,000 ...

Slow-wave sleep decline increases dementia risk by 27% and Alzheimer’s by 32%. Sleep helps clear harmful brain proteins.

A slower walking pace could be a sign of cognitive decline or dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers assessed more than ...

They show up as bright white spots when you get a brain MRI: lesions called white matter hyperintensities, or WMH. And their ...