Over 6 million Americans live with dementia, a progressive condition that affects memory, reasoning, judgment and language skills. There is no known cure for dementia, but new research suggests that a ...

Not all of the findings require medical intervention. How likely are you to develop Alzheimer's, or another form of dementia, when you get older? The chances are probably a lot better than you think.

Few diagnoses carry the devastating weight of dementia, which heralds loss, decline and inevitable death. The condition is the biggest killer in the UK, and cases are set to soar. “One in three people ...

Ted Turner was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia years before his death at 87. What to know about the symptoms and treatment ...

A new supplement issue of The Gerontological Society of America’s journal The Gerontologist marks 20 years of public health leadership on dementia through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Veins and arteries at the back of the eye have been found to carry not only blood but signals of vulnerability to dementia onset. The presence of potential early warning signs of cognitive decline in ...

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at 87 after a battle with Lewy body dementia, a type of progressive dementia. What to know ...

Dementia, which is an umbrella term for cognitive degenerative conditions, affects millions of people. We have all seen articles and videos about early diagnosis and how important it is. However, ...

Middle-aged or older adults with a prefrail or frail status had a significantly higher risk for incident dementia than those with a robust status. The risk for dementia rose sharply in participants ...

The shingles vaccine helps slow the progress of dementia, a new study suggests. The research, published Tuesday, adds to a growing body of evidence that getting vaccinated against shingles offers ...