A recent study determined the lifetime risk of developing dementia is double that of previous estimates. But there’s good news here too. Alzheimer's disease is a common cause of dementia.

The test is used to evaluate early signs of dementia (the progressive loss of intellectual functioning, especially memory and abstract thinking) in older adults. A score of 26 or more on the 30-point ...

Dementia is a loss of brain function that affects memory, thinking, judgment, behavior, and language. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. While there's no cure for dementia, ...

Research connects vision to a later dementia diagnosis. Scientists found visual sensitivity tests could predict dementia up to 12 years before it was diagnosed. Neurologists say more work is ...

Share on Pinterest Excessive sleepiness as we grow older may be a warning sign of dementia, new research says. Image credit: francesco_de_napoli/Getty Images. At least 55 million people are living ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the obligations we have to a spouse with a degenerative illness. By Kwame Anthony Appiah My husband of 52 years was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 10 ...

An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s or 50s, according to the results of a new study.

An experimental anti-amyloid drug has shown potential in delaying Alzheimer's dementia in individuals with genetic mutations predisposing them to early-onset Alzheimer's.

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Moderate-to-vigorous exercise may lower dementia risk, a recent study finds. Even just 35 minutes a week may lower dementia risk by 41%. Brain health experts explain how to lower your risk of ...