Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), in particular, may be at play, and identifying ways to slow down its progression can help. In ...

A BBC health expert has spoken out about reports that there are increased risks of death for some people taking ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, and it affects over 7 million people in the United States alone.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found a protein in the blood called plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217), a protein linked to the brain changes seen in Alzheimer’s dis ...

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is one of the most common health problems in the world. It occurs when the ...

A study tracking women for more than two decades adds to growing evidence that when menopause hormone therapy is started may influence dementia risk later in life.

For an estimated 11% of Americans over age 65 who have dementia and the over 11 million unpaid caregivers supporting them, ...

A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that ...

Regular snoring becomes more likely as you age. For me, the condition seems to have emerged about five years ago, in my early 30s, although it’s hard to pinpoint the precise beginning because I was ...

Medical University of South Carolina researchers report in Palliative and Supportive Care that early virtual palliative care for people living with dementia, as well as for their caregivers, is both ...

Life-saving treatments for children with orphan illnesses often move slowly, if at all, through the federal approval process.

For an estimated 11% of Americans over age 65 who have dementia and the over 11 million unpaid caregivers supporting them, there is no instruction manual for navigating life after diagnosis. A team of ...