The origin of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or dementia isn't limited to the brain. The state of your gut can quietly set off a cycle of chronic, system-wide inflammation that nudges the ...

Maria Nicolacoudis has dedicated her life to building support programs for adults with disabilities and is taking on what could be her biggest challenge: Providing care for the growing population of ...

What most people think of when they hear the word "dementia" is memory problems and forgetfulness. But what people often don't know is that dementia can cause many different symptoms—affecting speech, ...

Activities such as knitting or solving a puzzle keep the brain engaged even while you're sedentary. What about phone ...

UMass Lowell researchers have uncovered an innovative way to spot Alzheimer’s disease long before an official diagnosis.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It develops slowly over time and affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Many people first notice small changes, such as forgetting names or ...

When temperatures drop below freezing, the dangers of wandering increase dramatically for individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Even a short time outdoors in icy or ...

Couch potatoes, rejoice: lounging around might not be so bad — at least for your brain. While exercise is known to help lower dementia risk, new research suggests that even a small change in how you ...

Speed-of-processing cognitive training in older adults significantly reduced dementia risk over 20 years, outperforming memory and reasoning training. Its adaptive, implicit learning approach may ...

Alzheimer’s disease dominates public awareness of dementia, but it is far from the only form. Vascular and less typical dementia sub-types account for roughly 25% of all diagnoses, and many of these ...

"It felt like I was facing a hidden enemy, without any certainty of how the future would unfold," James Vasko, 31, told ...