A RAND Corporation study pinpointed several unexpected predictors at age 60 that will likely lead to dementia later on.

An estimated 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, which slowly erodes memory, cognitive skills and the ability ...

Here's how to distinguish "sundowning"—agitation or confusion later in the day in dementia patients—from typical aging, from ...

If a loved one is getting "confused" while shopping, particularly when it comes to paying, it could be a sign that something ...

RAND examined 181 potential risk factors, including demographics, socioeconomic status and health behaviors, to see which ...

At present, more than 55 million people across the world have dementia—a condition that slowly destroys nerve cells and ...

People in early stages of the disease may show other signs of cognitive deterioration such as being unable to follow directions or recipes, making serious financial errors, or struggling to maintain a ...

When picturing signs of dementia to look for, the first ones that come to mind may be memory loss, struggling to think of the ...

A five-year-old swimmer delights at the World Aquatic Swimming Championships with eyes on things to come. Recent research has ...

You might think of dementia as a condition that affects people in later life. But dementia affects younger people too. Here ...

Exercising regularly, eating healthy and stimulating the brain can help prevent the condition, research shows.

As dementia is more common in those over the age of 65 the symptoms can sometimes be dismissed for a sign of ageing.