High blood pressure, heart disease, and hyperlipidemia are some of the top modifiable factors linked to dementia risk, mounting evidence suggests.

In Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, a protein called tau can pile up inside brain cells and form toxic clumps. Those ...

Dementia is a term used to describe memory loss, impaired reasoning, difficulties communicating and other mental impairments ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has long been discussed as a possible driver of dementia, but proving that link has been ...

While dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are terms that are often used interchangeably, they don’t mean the same thing. Understanding the difference isn’t just helpful for clarity, it’s essential for ...

Nearly 1 in 8 dementia cases — about half a million nationwide — may be linked to insomnia. The new findings, reported December 27 in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A, add weight to growing ...

A massive Swedish study tracking nearly 28,000 people for 25 years found an unexpected link between full-fat dairy and brain ...

Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we can potentially influence ourselves, such as ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a growing public health crisis in Florida, and the impact of Alzheimer’s is projected to rise. A ...

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis says Bruce is not aware of his dementia diagnosis and can still recognize her and their ...

The 70-year-old actor "never connected the dots that he had this disease," his wife Emma Heming Willis recently said on a ...