Dementia

Eli Lilly says its experimental Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline

Too much stress can impair memory and cognitive function; here's how to better manage it

Stress cognitive function

Actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia; here's how the brain disorder impacts people

The best way to keep the mind sharp? Attain a college degree, study suggests

Education Cognitive Decline

The MIND diet reduces the risk of Alzheimer's and memory loss

MIND diet

Clearing pollution helps clear the fog of aging — and may cut the risk of dementia

Pollution dementia

A sense of purpose can be hard to find, but it's linked to many health benefits

Sense of purpose

Bucks County nursing home managers allegedly failed to report sexual assaults

Nursing Home Sexual Assaults

Your personality can affect your risk of cognitive impairment

Personality Cognitive Impairment

Excessive daytime napping linked to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease in older adults, study finds

Alzheimers Sleep Study

Early menopause increases a woman's risk for dementia, study suggests

Early menopause Dementia

Replacing butter with olive oil may reduce the risk of serious illnesses, study finds

Olive oil

The biggest health trends of 2022, from gut health to sound healing

Drinking multiple cups of coffee is good for your brain, study suggests

Coffee tea strokes dementia

History of sexual abuse linked to long-term brain damage

Sexual Assault Brain Health

Young people with high blood pressure are at greater risk of dementia, study finds

Hypertension Dementia Risk

Cataracts among several eye conditions linked to increased dementia risk

Dementia Eye Conditions

Your eyes may be a window to your Alzheimer's risk

Alzheimer's eye scan

New Alzheimer's drug approved by the FDA despite questions about its effectiveness

FDA Aduhelm Alzheimer's

A single head injury can increase the risk of dementia, Penn study finds

Head injuries dementia

Prediabetes may expedite mental decline – and millions of Americans have it

Prediabetes can affect the brain

People with dementia far more likely to die of COVID-19, large study finds

Stay mentally sharp as you age through exercise and a lively social life

Prevent Mental Decline

Missed credit card payments could be dementia indicator years in advance, study finds

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New blood test can detect Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms show, study finds

New Alzheimer's blood test

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Flu shot Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Foundation of America offering free, virtual memory screenings

Nerve damage in Alzheimer's

Your personality may increase your risk for pre-dementia

Personality traits dementia

The number of millennials with early-onset Alzheimer's disease is surging, report finds

More Younger Americans Diagnosed with Dementia, Alzheimer's

An Alzheimer's vaccine could be ready for human trials within 2 years

Alzheimer's vaccine

Extra virgin olive oil could help prevent dementia, Temple researchers find

EVOO

Adjusting memory test may better detect Alzheimer's disease in women, study says

Alzheimer's disease memory test

Chair yoga could improve quality of life for dementia patients

Chair yoga dementia patients

Penn receives $18M to study connections between Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and dementia

Penn research Alzheimers Parkinsons

Penn researcher behind Alzheimer's discoveries wins $3 million prize

Virginia M.Y. Lee

Married people are less likely to develop dementia than divorcees, study says

Dementia risk married divorced study

Scientists are closing in on a blood test screening for Alzheimer's disease

alzheimers blood test

Caregiver depression linked to more ER visits for patients with dementia

Antidepressants among common medications tied to increased dementia risk

New research suggests promising Alzheimer's treatment in blood pressure medication

blood pressure drug alzheimers treatmetn

WHO releases new guidelines for reducing dementia risk

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