What is dementia? While Alzheimer’s is a specific disease and the most common cause of dementia, dementia is a broader, "umbrella term that describes a collection of cognitive, functional and ...

You’re not alone. Dementia can be scary. Understanding risk factors helps us take better steps to prevent it. Fortunately, new research highlights three key factors that matter more than we thought.

A new study warns that gabapentin can significantly increase the risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in people taking it for chronic low back pain. ryanking999 – stock.adobe.com ...

This sneaky sign of dementia can show up a decade before other symptoms By Tracy Swartz Published Nov. 19, 2024, 3:29 p.m. ET ...

Read more Drug taken by millions raises risk of dementia by 40%, study finds Gabapentin, sold as Neurontin, was approved on the NHS in the early 1990s to treat nerve pain and epilepsy The drug ...

People who follow a MIND diet, even if started later in life, were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia, according to new research.

According to the data, the more firmly a person stuck to the MIND diet, the lower their dementia risk, with strict adherence to the MIND eating pattern at the beginning of the study linked to a 9 ...

Things aren't that simple, says an expert. However, ongoing research is exploring a potential link between viruses/microbes and dementia/Alzheimer's.

Researchers tracked more than 280,000 adults in Wales and found that the shingles vaccine cut the risk of developing dementia by 20 percent over a seven-year period. The new findings, published in ...

The dementia that is diagnosed at age 70 may begin around age 45. Research from our lab and others shows that silent build-up of brain plaques and mini-strokes begins years or even decades before ...

He and two other Duke researchers recently published a commentary in JAMA pointing out that the age-specific prevalence of dementia in this country had steadily declined for 40 years. “If your ...

Ms. Casteel Harper, a Baptist minister and a chaplain, is the author of “On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear.” If you’ve heard about Molly Jong-Fast’s new ...