Most people know that exercising, eating healthy and keeping your mind active can lower your risk of dementia. But with the expected number of Americans living with dementia projected to increase ...

People with a level of 140/90 mm Hg or greater were more than twice as likely to have a stroke, 20% more likely to develop dementia and 16% more likely to experience depression. Other top ...

Dementia is a growing global concern, but the good news is that we are making substantial progress in the fight against this disease. You wouldn’t know it from the prevailing paradigm: In the U ...

Moderate-to-vigorous exercise may lower dementia risk, a recent study finds. Even just 35 minutes a week may lower dementia risk by 41%. Brain health experts explain how to lower your risk of ...

An estimated 80% of women have some type of menopause symptoms — and the more symptoms they experience, the greater the chances of developing dementia later in life. The findings were published ...

A recent study determined the lifetime risk of developing dementia is double that of previous estimates. But there’s good news here too. Alzheimer's disease is a common cause of dementia.

Research connects vision to a later dementia diagnosis. Scientists found visual sensitivity tests could predict dementia up to 12 years before it was diagnosed. Neurologists say more work is ...

Share on Pinterest Excessive sleepiness as we grow older may be a warning sign of dementia, new research says. Image credit: francesco_de_napoli/Getty Images. At least 55 million people are living ...

An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s or 50s, according to the results of a new study.

Alzheimer’s Research UK says that “Of all people with dementia in the UK, two in three (65%) are women.” In fact, they write, women over 60 are twice as likely to develop dementia – the ...