Per their data, the risk factors for 60-year-olds which have been associate with an increased risk of dementia may be: The researchers also found that not having a private healthcare plan aged 60 was ...

Brain health should be top of mind as we age. Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to perform basic tasks. Now, ...

The biggest signs at age 60 you’ll develop dementia at 80 — it’s bad news for teetotalers and slackers ...

Economists at the non-profit research organization RAND have identified several factors that can strongly predict, at age 60, whether someone will develop cognitive impairment and dementia by 80.

A dementia specialist has told of the varied warning signs of dementia that span beyond memory loss—after seeing different symptoms in her mother, father and grandmother, all of whom suffered ...

A new study has found that people with certain health problems in their 40s and 50s—such as high blood pressure, excess belly ...

Treating the neurodegenerative disease in its earlier stages is key to slowing cognitive decline. A new study offers hope for ...

A new study found the biggest risk factors and predictors at 60 for dementia at 80. Neurologists weigh in on the research and share ways to prevent dementia.

These new results show that well-established risk factors and blood biomarkers for dementia appear to start affecting cognitive function even before middle age, Aiello said.

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are frequently confused. However, a psychologist has now explored both terms to clearly ...

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 ...

Key Takeaways Signs of potential dementia are linked to changes in brain function as early as a person’s 20s and 30s Risk factors for dementia were linked to lower scores on cognitive tests in ...