A novel tool known as the Florey Dementia Index (FDI) predicted onset age of mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease ...

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

The journey with dementia often begins subtly in marriages, with small changes that couples might initially dismiss as normal ...

Learn how long men and women tend to live after a dementia diagnosis and why the time of nursing home admission is a crucial ...

A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia ...

With its visual interface and constant updates, the social web is a nightmare for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of ...

It can be easy to mistake some signs of dementia for old age. These are the early signs of the disease you need to look out ...

To ward off dementia, older adults may want to spend more time reading, praying, crafting, listening to music and engaging in ...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from 9 years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for women ...

Bridgette Milam shared a compilation of the call-and-response her grandmother, Dorothy, and her husband, Merv, had that ...

Studies show that being physically active can help lower your risk of dementia. “Daily physical exercise—such as 20-30 ...

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