Because Alzheimer’s is just one of several diseases that cause dementia, the key distinction lies in their scope. “Alzheimer’s disease is a specific condition resulting from an abnormal biological ...

A multinational study has revealed that people diagnosed with dementia are now living longer in many parts of the world. By ...

The drug is Ambroxol. It’s been used for decades to treat respiratory ailments by thinning mucus and easing coughs. But now, ...

Ambroxol, a cough medication, may help stabilize the neuropsychiatric symptoms of Parkinson's disease dementia, a new study ...

Between 2015 and 2021, dementia incidence decreased and prevalence increased in US Medicare beneficiaries with greater burden in marginalized groups.

UCLA's study identifies distinct Alzheimer's disease trajectories, emphasizing the role of shared risk factors in early detection and targeted interventions.

Improving diet later in life may lower dementia risk, especially in certain ethnic groups. A recent study from the University ...

Test to be available for clinical and research use as soon as this summer, building on Quest's pioneering blood-based AD-Detect product line for assessing symptomatic ...

Letters to the Editor this week include one urging Congress to fund Alzheimer's research and another arguing scoreboard ...

Research shows that dementia cases are going up, with a study released this week estimating that cases in the United States, ...

As the United States reflects on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War this year, researchers from UC Davis and ...

Fireworks dazzle—but their air pollution plume can spike by 600%, impair thinking, fuel depression, and even boost violence.