“This study suggests that there is no protective (or harmful) association of memantine [a second-line drug for dementia] or donepezil [a first-line drug] with the risk of developing age-related ...

A new study from UC San Francisco may offer the first clear biological markers for frontotemporal dementia, a condition that often affects people in midlife and is difficult to diagnose. By analysing ...

A hallmark of accelerated aging appears to be linked to an increased risk of dementia and stroke, a new study says. Shorter telomere length in a person's white blood cells is associated with the two ...

Medical News Today looks at three key studies and their key findings that highlight and further confirm the connection ...

ZHENGZHOU, China — Growing old is inevitable, but some people age faster than others on a biological level. Researchers from China say that accelerated biological aging might significantly increase ...

Overall, these results suggest frequent nightmares may be one of the earliest signs of dementia, which can precede the ...

Data from nations around the world can be used to develop strategies for dementia prevention, treatment, and care, according to “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Dementia and Related Population ...

Shorter protective caps on chromosomes called telomeres, a proposed marker of accelerated biological cell aging, may be associated with an increased risk of stroke, dementia and late-life depression, ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Charles Fuschillo, president and chief executive of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Recent news that Texas Rep. Kay Granger, absent from Washington for ...

A single, freely available, noninvasive brain scan done in just a few minutes during midlife can predict what chronic diseases are most likely to appear in the future, empowering people to make diet ...