For older people, financial strain may be a warning sign of dementia — before doctors or families start noticing symptoms.

A hidden protein buildup in brain blood vessels may quietly quadruple dementia risk—often without a stroke as warning.

A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25%, a study said Monday, but with ...

One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later. Even a modest amount of mental exercise appears to reduce the risk of dementia for decades. NPR's John Hamilton ...

Memory and reasoning training showed no protective effect, only speed training + follow-up sessions In A Nutshell Older adults who did computerized speed-training exercises plus booster sessions had ...

The driving habits of older people may provide early warning signs of dementia, according to new research. Their behavior ...

Every three seconds, someone, somewhere in the world, develops dementia. The number of people living with the condition is ...

A long-term study of older adults with moderate hearing loss found that hearing aids did not lead to better performance on ...

Higher intake of full-fat cheese and cream was linked to lower dementia risk in a large Swedish study, but the evidence points to healthy dietary patterns rather than dairy as a protective factor. A l ...

Have you ever heard the old story about a person searching for lost keys under a streetlamp? When asked why there, the answer was simple: “That’s where the light is.” ...

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition where protein (called amyloid) builds up in the brain, making blood vessels ...