A new study shows blood biomarker ptau217 can predict women's dementia risk up to 25 years before symptoms, offering hope for early prevention and monitoring.

Dementia is a heartbreaking disease that affects not only 7 million people (and that number is growing), but their loved ones, too. With dementia symptoms including speech problems, memory loss, mood ...

In people with type 2 diabetes in the world's richest countries, deaths from cardiovascular disease are declining while ...

Neurological condition affects an estimated 446,500 people in the country and is the underlying cause for nearly one in 10 ...

In people with type 2 diabetes in the world's richest countries, deaths from cardiovascular disease are declining while mortality ​from dementia is on the rise, a large analysis has found.

Susan Jackson of Warrensburg attended her first Memory Day on Tuesday, organized by the Alzheimer's Association.

The research found that the medication risperidone may increase the risk of stroke in dementia patients across all groups, including those who previously appeared to be at lower risk. The results ...

Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges facing aging populations around the world. Millions of people develop memory loss and thinking problems as they grow older, and Alzheimer’s disease is ...

A bill making its way through the Nebraska Legislature would require state-regulated health plans to cover US Food and Drug Administration-approved dementia treatments and diagnostics as well as ...

UC San Diego researchers found a blood-based biomarker can predict a woman's risk of developing dementia as many as 25 years before symptoms.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that a novel blood-based biomarker can predict a woman's risk of developing dementia as many as 25 years before symptoms appear.

Aides that provide medical care are required to have dementia training, but that requirement doesn’t apply to homemaker companion agency workers. Part of a state bill would change that.