New research suggests that routine blood pressure checks may predict dementia risk years before symptoms, with one metric ...

Many people fear the loss of their cognitive faculties as they age. However, some people, described as super-agers, maintain ...

The increased risk for dementia seen in association with infectious diseases is not attributable to comorbid dementia-related ...

Now, as a rare form of early-onset dementia chips away at her vision and other brain functions, the 58-year-old is transported back to her musical youth as she and her daughter, Bronte, sing together ...

Researchers at Stony Brook Medicine’s World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program who have tracked Gayson's health as part ...

Carriers of the gene variant associated with a heightened risk of Alzheimer's have a lower risk of cognitive decline if they ...

What most people think of when they hear the word “dementia” is memory problems and forgetfulness. But what people often ...

The Cranston Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing "and endangered" 81-year-old man.

Higher meat intake was linked to lower dementia risk in APOE4 carriers but no other groups, highlighting the potential for ...

Diagnosing brain diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and dementia can be very difficult, especially in the early stages.

Hormone therapy is widely used to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. But scientists have long ...