Two new groundbreaking drugs could slow the memory impairment, thinking skills and overall brain decline — and both are ...

Dementia research is shifting from chasing plaques to decoding how the brain maintains its own health, from blood flow and ...

A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a ...

Scientists have completed a successful human trial using new high-frequency technology to stimulate neurons in the hippocampus, the area responsible for forming, organizing and retrieving memories.

Despite progress in risk reduction, testing and treatment, the costs of dementia care in the United States continue to soar along with dementia prevalence. The onus is now on healthcare providers and ...

The World Health Organization reports that 55 million people across the globe have dementia. With the aging population set to double in the next 20 years, experts know treatment breakthroughs are ...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identified fundamental changes in how scientists approach dementia treatment and prevention. The comprehensive strategy, ...

The following guide offers a detailed overview of several classes of medications that research links to a higher risk of dementia. You will find what these drugs treat, the evidence connecting them to ...

“Music is a world within itself/With a language we all understand.” So famously sang Stevie Wonder on his 1977 classic “Sir Duke.” And a new study reveals that music is helping to foster nonverbal ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a type of progressive disease that has affected more than a million Americans, according to the Lewy Body Dementia Association. Over time, it destroys brain cells and can ...

The findings, which were part of a larger review commissioned by the World Health Organisation, suggested there was "no ...