Treating vision loss and lowering cholesterol could help reduce the risk of dementia, according to a new report.

Genetic Testing: Genetic factors play a role in some forms of dementia, such as familial Alzheimer's disease. Genetic testing can identify specific mutations associated with increased risk. While not ...

More than 70% of dementia cases are not diagnosed in time for patients to receive treatment, but new technology is turning ...

Using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, scientists are hoping to identify brain wave patterns associated with the risk of dementia.

a screening test for dementia risk. The McSCI-S has been translated and is in its final stage of being released for clinical and research applications in China.

The validation of newer, more rapid dementia screening tools, easily applied by nonspecialists with minimal training and no special equipment, calls for review of the prevailing wisdom and ...

The memory-robbing illness has long been believed to be caused by a build-up of amyloid and tau in the brain. These clump ...

"When you mention anything about dementia, everyone is interested," he says wryly. "It's a thing that we are all engaged with, and it's a thing that scares a lot of people." But Kiernan believes ...

Malnutrition continues to be a widespread issue in Australian aged care homes, but Griffith University researchers are striving to address the problem through the use of an early diagnostic tool.

It took 19 years for the symptoms to emerge. Tom Beyrer, who served for six months as a police officer at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, was 65 when his ...