Scientists say they have achieved a "first" in the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease. In a study published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia, a team of researchers report the ...

Many people worry they are developing serious cognitive deficits when these are in fact only minor and within the bounds of ...

Researchers at Aarhus University have synthesized a molecule called LaKe that replicates the metabolic effects of exercise ...

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

The round was led by Kin Ventures Founding General Partner Tina Hoang-To, with participation from JSL Health Capital along ...

CADASIL is a brain disease involving genetic mutations, stroke, and dementia. Learn about symptom progression and ongoing ...

Some evidence suggests melatonin may help improve sleep-wake cycles, sundowning symptoms, and cognitive performance in people with dementia, but more research is necessary. Melatonin is a hormone ...

In the months after my partner, Alex, was diagnosed with dementia in 2019, more than one person advised me to “save” myself. What they meant was that I should move Alex into an assisted-living ...

Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the key finding of a new ...

The number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers and society. Dementia, which is not ...