Research has shown a link between an increased risk of dementia and long-term use of Benadryl and other anticholinergic drugs that block acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter crucial for muscle ...

Previous research has associated sleep medications with other health risks, such as falls, fractures, car accidents, and ...

Antibiotic use was not associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in healthy older adults, ...

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

As the second oral therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease during the past decade, ZUNVEYL demonstrates a potentially better safety ...

They're used to treat a variety of conditions ... doses of some drugs led to an increased risk of dementia over time. Exactly how the drugs affect the brain isn't fully understood.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) may not be as well-known as other forms like Alzheimer’s, but is just as devastating, so the discovery that commonly used drugs may reduce the risk of the disease ...

Among black participants, whose reliance on sleeping medication was much lower, dementia risk was found to be higher through frequent sleeping pill use. Lead author Yue Leng said: "Differences may ...

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

If you or a loved one is showing potential signs of age-related cognitive decline or dementia, you may want to seek help but not know the right type of health care provider to choose. That' ...

In this prognostic study, with the use of a statistical modeling approach, the Florey Dementia Index was developed and validated to predict the onset age of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer ...