Knowing the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia can be crucial for patients, their care teams, and their loved ones.

In a 2024 dementia report published in The Lancet journal by researchers who are part of The Lancet Commission, two new ...

If you notice any of the signs or symptoms of cognitive decline, Dr. Caldwell suggests seeing a doctor right away. "A primary ...

Early signs of dementia can resemble normal cognitive changes due to aging. But timely diagnosis can help people get the treatment and support they need. A new research analysis shows it takes an ...

I don’t know. I don’t have a sense of who I am. Marc Pierrat’s mind once ran as smoothly as the gears on his endurance bike. He was a mechanical engineer by training and a marathoner for fun, a guy ...

It’s estimated that around 944,000 people in the UK are living with dementia, a number expected to rise to one million by 2030 and 1.4 million by 2040. The syndrome, which is currently the leading ...

If you develop dementia, you can bank on it affecting your decision-making skills. More than 6 million Americans have dementia — a gradual decline in cognitive function like memory, language and ...

Creating the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) would mean progress, prevention, and compassion for ...

Earlier this year, two new drugs that have been shown in global trials to slow early-stage Alzheimer's disease, donanemab and ...

Strides have been made in the world of dementia research compared with even just a few years ago. There’s now a blood test that can diagnose Alzheimer’s accurately 90% of the time, and more is ...