Caregiving has meant confronting how unprepared our culture is to support families navigating FTD. It's a 24/7 responsibility ...

A major new study has spotlighted three familiar medicines that could take on an unexpected new role in the fight against ...

As cases of dementia continue to climb worldwide, uncovering modifiable risk factors remains a major public health priority. Recent research highlights the potential role of lead exposure on both ...

When Dr. Majid Fotuhi wrote his first book, 2002's The Memory Cure, he wanted to give it the subtitle "How to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease," but he felt that was "too bold" a statement to make at the ...

After accounting for age, sex, and education, the analysis showed that higher lifetime enrichment scores were associated with ...

Exposure to air pollution may directly increase your risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. In the study, ...

Air pollution has long been linked to heart and lung disease. But a large US study suggests it may also raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease—the most common form of dementia.

A simple combination of daily physical exercise and protein-rich nutritional drinks appears to offer significant health benefits for people with dementia. In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, ...

Mild cognitive impairment before dementia is common in older adults, with women facing a higher lifetime burden and Black adults an earlier onset, new research shows.

A study in Neurology finds that reading, writing and learning languages across life may delay Alzheimer's onset by years and lower dementia risk.

“People with Alzheimer’s dementia tend to maintain their social graces until relatively late in the disease,” Duxbury said. “They can make small talk and be polite and sit next to someone and ...

Exciting new research has identified a combination of lifestyle changes that may help prevent dementia and even reverse some cognitive declines.