Of all the many roles Timothy West enjoyed over a glittering career spanning some six decades, it was his real-life turn as ...

We asked Dr. Joanne Pike, CEO of the Alzheimer's Association to help explain the challenges and hopes when it comes to this debilitating disease.

A new study has revealed that drinking alcohol could speed up the progression of Alzheimer's disease, with the findings indicating that the two are associated ...

A study of older adults in Australia and the U.S. indicates that cholesterol levels that fluctuate significantly from year to ...

The common brain condition cannot always be easy to spot and often memory loss is seen as a symptom, but it is not the only ...

Most cases of dementia are caused by a mixture of risk factors. A risk factor is something that affects our chances of developing a condition like dementia. For most of us our risk of dementia is made ...

A combination of two “active” therapies may help slow cognitive decline in older adults, especially those with a type of severe depression and a genetic risk of Alzheimer's, a study indicates.

the study was limited by the fact that each one of the findings was based on a single study," they pointed out. Identifying ...

Older adults who have experienced a fall are at an increased risk of being diagnosed with dementia, new research found. But ...

In the UK, people living with certain types of dementia, can be prescribed treatments to help manage their symptoms. These are known as symptomatic treatments. They include donepezil (part of a family ...

Are you too busy to exercise during the week? A new study finds you can still protect your brain from cognitive decline.

Helping Mom navigate her dementia diagnosis from 600 miles away is the hardest thing this letter writer has ever had to do.