Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second-most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. However, unlike most well-known forms of dementia, LBD isn’t characterized by memory loss.

Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.

This year's winner in NPR's College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including dementia. It's the story of a family learning to talk about hard things.

"In 10 to 15 years, we're going to be stripped of everything," Jordan Adams and Cian Adams, who carry the genetic mutation that causes frontotemporal dementia, say

Some consider the regular feeding of late-stage dementia patients to be nonnegotiable. Others see it as extending life unnecessarily.

Migraine is linked to a 30% lower risk for dementia and a 42% lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease than not having migraine, a new cohort study shows.

For people experiencing multiple falls after this age, their future risk could increase up to 74 per cent, say scientists