Alzheimer’s disease is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia, but it’s far from the only one. In fact, most people who ...

Dementia is common, but there are things you can do to reduce your risk or slow the progression of the disease.

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, so it’s an appropriate time to take a look at diseases that affect memory and cognition. While the term dementia is often used to describe a disease that ...

Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of brain diseases that cause memory loss and other cognitive decline. More than 100 medical conditions can cause dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most ...

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes multiple forms of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease (the most ...

Dear Carol: My mother is 96. She was quite sharp into her 90s, but since then, her condition has gradually deteriorated to where she lives contently in her own little world. My brother likes ...

Vascular dementia is the second-most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s. About 2.7 million people in the U.S. are thought to have mixed dementia or vascular dementia, which is caused by strokes ...

A new study reveals that obesity accelerated Alzheimer's blood biomarkers by 95% over five years, highlighting a strong ...

It happens. You’re mid-sentence when you realize you totally forgot what you’re saying, or you’re driving to work—on a route you’ve traveled 100 times—but you take a wrong turn. The truth is that ...

“One of the most consuming fears of older adults [is] that they might lose their memory and become a burden to others,” said Dr. James Ellison, a geriatric psychiatrist at Jefferson Health in ...

For adults, eating eggs may support brain health – with research especially citing the egg’s naturally rich choline content ...

The shot offers 'therapeutic potential' for one of the leading causes of disability and death among older people, new ...