Many medications can cause memory loss, including benzodiazepines, opioids, certain antidepressants, and antihistamines.

The following guide offers a detailed overview of several classes of medications that research links to a higher risk of ...

This could be a hard pill to swallow. An unhealthy diet, chronic insomnia, obesity and certain genetics can raise your risk of dementia, which destroys your memory, thinking skills and capacity to do ...

For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

Psychotropic medications commonly used to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with increased risk for dementia in older veterans, new research shows. "Patients diagnosed with ...

Weill Cornell researchers uncovered how free radicals from astrocyte mitochondria can fuel dementia. Using new compounds that ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An estimated 55 million people are living with dementia world-wide. The number of people living with the disease is growing quickly, and a new study shows even more people are dying ...

Dr Etuini Ma’u is a dementia researcher and lecturer in psychological medicine at the University of Auckland, whose work ...