It's painful enough to go through it—now scientists in Asia have pinpointed a curious association with memory loss ...

In the United States, the likelihood of receiving a dementia diagnosis and subsequent treatment varies significantly depending on geographic location. This disparity also extends to people who are ...

New research is linking light pollution with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, especially in people under 65.

Cognitive decline may increase an older person's risk for falling. As a result of an injury, that could speed up the ...

The research suggests that experiencing a fall could be an early warning sign of cognitive decline, potentially leading to ...

A diagnosis of dementia was more frequently made within one year of an older adult falling compared to other types of injuries. That's according to a ...

A weight-maintaining hormone is essential for brain-signal transmission. New research is more closely linking obesity to ...

A new study examined data from more than 2 million older adults who had sustained a traumatic injury; more than 10 percent of them later received a diagnosis of some form of dementia. Experts say ...

Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a group of brain disorders that include memory loss and other thinking and ...

A growing body of research has found that upping your egg intake may improve memory and protect against dementia. A new study ...

Cognitive decline may increase an older person's risk for a fall, while the trauma that follows a fall may also speed up ...