Research links speech hesitations like "um" and "uh" to executive function across adulthood. Your speech patterns reveal ...

Missing bill payments could signal dementia up to six years before diagnosis, Johns Hopkins researchers discovered.

In Parkinson’s disease, early signs such as constipation, loss of smell, and REM sleep disturbance may appear up to a decade ...

Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia are two serious illnesses that affect the brain. They cause problems with movement ...

A new predictive tool combining amyloid PET data with key clinical factors estimates an individual’s lifetime risk for mild ...

There are many reasons why a 79-year-old man might need to get an MRI scan of his brain, some benign, some more concerning.

Mayo Clinic scientists have developed a new method to predict Alzheimer's risk decades before symptoms appear, using brain ...

Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a prediction model that estimates a person’s risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia years before symptoms begin. The ...

Mark Wahlberg shares health update on daughter after 'terrifying' horse riding accident: 'Very, very scary' ...

To help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease, people should take a brisk walk each day, limit their TV time and do a crossword puzzle instead.

Few primary care practices are designed for the timely detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The limited ...