DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - What is dementia? Genesis neurologist Dr. Rodney Short explains it is a change in cognition, like memory, that is impacting daily life. There are many causes for dementia, ...

Physical frailty is strongly associated with an increased dementia risk in older adults, and according to researchers, the link may be causal. In an analysis of nearly half a million UK Biobank ...

The findings “challenge the common belief that low levels of alcohol are beneficial for brain health," a lead author of the ...

Researchers published a study analyzing more than 30 years of aging and dementia patterns of 678 nuns. Catholic nuns don't make a habit of participating in long-term studies on aging and dementia, but ...

White-matter hyperintensities disrupt the wiring that carries messages between brain regions, while amyloid gums up the neurons themselves. Finding higher levels of both in people with chronic ...

Calcium supplements likely do not increase the risk of dementia or dementia-related death, especially in older women looking to maintain their bone health, a new study indicates.

A low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level below 70 mg/dL was associated with a 26% reduced risk of all-cause dementia and a 28% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia (ADRD), ...

In a large population study conducted in Canada, the risk of dementia was nearly 3 times higher in the first year after a stroke, then fell to a 1.5-times increased risk by the 5-year mark and ...

Seniors who suffered concussions were found to be more likely to develop dementia, requiring home care services or admission ...