If you are like a lot of people, you might be anxious about the risk of getting dementia as you age. The lifetime risk of ...

Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research An editorial about D-dimers likens the endlessly talked about blood test to a fine wine. It’s nothing to do with its taste (I find it a bit claggy) or cost, but ...

Researchers at University College London (UCL) are part of a major international study testing whether a simple finger-prick ...

Over 7 years, hearing aid prescription did not improve cognition but was associated with a significant reduction in the risk for dementia in older adults with moderate hearing loss.

Researchers found that blood samples collected at home and mailed in can reliably track early Alzheimer’s-related brain ...

A Belfast man who lost both of his parents to Alzheimer’s has welcomed the launch of a new trial to see whether a finger ...

With Japan's rapidly aging population putting mounting pressure on medical and nursing care systems, local governments are ...

The trial seeks to find an easier and less expensive way to detect a disease that affects 1 in 9 people over the age of 65.

Testing for Alzheimer's currently sees people undergo a specialised brain scan or invasive spinal fluid tests - but if the ...

The Bio-Hermes-002 study, involving 1,000 volunteers aged over 60 in the UK, US and Canada, is using finger-prick testing to ...

Psychologists have created a simple online test that allows people to gauge just how strong, or fragile, their attention span ...

President Donald Trump’s recent social media use, interviews, meetings, and MRI scan have raised alarm bells about his mental health.