This could be a hard pill to swallow. Now, a board-certified anesthesiologist in Los Angeles is revealing five daily medications that may also increase your likelihood of developing dementia, a ...

Your zip code may shape your aging brain’s health. New research out today shows that people’s odds of being diagnosed with dementia differ significantly across different parts of the U.S.

A new study found that some medications could have the unintended benefit of reducing dementia risk, while others could increase the risk. A doctor comments on the findings.

Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually destroys memory, thinking skills and the capacity to perform basic tasks. Primary Menu Sections. US News.

Joan Presky worries about dementia. Her mother lived with Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years, the last seven in a memory-care residence, and her maternal grandfather developed dementia, too.

Dementia can often be delayed or prevented. Here's how to lower your dementia risk through your diet, exercise, and lifestyle.

Between 2008 and 2021, more than 16,000 of them required hospital care due to weed use, researchers said. The annual rate of first-time hospital visits for weed use increased more than five-fold ...

An estimated 7.2 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's dementia in 2025, according to the Alzheimer's Association. But researchers have found that following this diet over ...

Metabolic syndrome is linked to greater risk of developing young-onset dementia, according to a new study. But there are preventive changes you can make today.

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 ...