A new study suggests that cognitive training may reduce dementia risk. This is the first study to examine long-term links between brain training and dementia risk. Cognitive training and healthy ...

One in six assisted living residents and one in five in nursing homes face aggression from other residents each month, experts say, as a Massachusetts family sues after their father was pushed, fell, ...

January was Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and while each year we see awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias growing, how people respond when they begin to see changes in memory and ...

Activities like learning a new language as a child or reading, writing, and playing board games later in life all had an impact on Alzheimer’s risk.

Over nearly 8 years of follow-up, each 1-point increase in lifetime cognitive enrichment correlated with a 38% lower risk of Alzheimer's dementia (HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.52-0.73), reported Andrea Zammit, ...

A natural compound found in Aloe vera shows potential to block two key Alzheimer’s enzymes, offering a promising lead for future treatment.

Learn to distinguish the 10 key warning signs of Alzheimer's disease from typical age-related changes. Don't ignore these symptoms in yourself or a loved one.

A 20-year study found a brain game that boosts speed and splits attention helped prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Extra body weight may raise the risk of dementia later in life, as researchers identify blood pressure as a major pathway to brain health.

Nine years into his marriage to Cassandra, Clyde developed dementia. He put down his guitar and quit his job. But music he ...

Scientists may have stumbled across a network of vessels in the brain that helps clear out waste fluid – a discovery that could "represent a paradigm shift in our understanding of all neurodegenerativ ...

Those without a known genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease who ate more than 50 grams of full-fat cheese per day — roughly a ...