Around one million Americans may develop some form of dementia every year by 2060, according to a study published on Monday in Nature Medicine. The latest forecast suggests a massive and harrowing ...

Jan. 29, 2025 — Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is stable, regardless of the actual cholesterol level ...

The study, involving over 133,000 participants, found a 13% higher dementia risk with higher processed meat intake. Cognitive aging was accelerated by 1.6 years per daily serving of processed meat.

Dementia posturing refers to a group of physical symptoms that can affect people with dementia. They include a stooped posture, shuffling walk, balance difficulties, or stiff movements. Dementia ...

If someone with dementia has severe symptoms that put their health and safety at risk or a caregiver is unable to cope, a care home may be necessary. A person with dementia may require a care home ...

A simple blood test that could revolutionise dementia diagnosis has started trials in NHS clinics. The study of more than 3,000 patients will verify a diagnostic test suitable for routine use that ...

If you need dementia support, we’re here for you. All calls with the Dementia Support Line are recorded for training and quality purposes. Calls charged at standard local rate. If you are in an ...

Pam Belluck reports on brain health and neuroscience. The number of people in the United States who develop dementia each year will double over the next 35 years to about one million annually by ...

Here’s some really bad news to start your week — your odds of developing dementia are much higher than previously thought. Prior research suggested that up to 14% of men and 23% of women in ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from nine years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for women and from 6.5 to just over two years, respectively, in men ...