Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...

Researchers have discovered that suppressing a nucleolar complex can reduce Alzheimer’s-related protein toxicity. Scientists ...

The condition isn’t entirely preventable — age, genetics, and environmental influences can all play a role. But some ...

While there's no cure yet for Alzheimer's, researchers are finally making more progress in better understanding the disease ...

With an estimated 6.9 million Americans aged 65 and older currently living with Alzheimer's disease, the road to a cure seems ...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from nine years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for ...

A world-first study has found that simple changes to sleep habits can make a significant difference to the lives of people ...

High cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and atrial fibrillation are all risk factors for vascular dementia, which are the same for heart disease and stroke. While there's no cure ...

Vitamin D also helps clear beta amyloid, a protein that plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease, Merrill points out. This is “the ...

Dementia is a devastating condition that impacts up to 10 percent of older adults. And while there's no cure, getting diagnosed early can help patients get on a treatment plan and families prepare.

Dementia is a devastating condition that impacts up to 10 percent of older adults. And while there's no cure, getting diagnosed early can help patients get on a treatment plan and families prepare.