Readers worry that fraud may tarnish the field and slow the race for a cure. Also: Charles Blow’s farewell; treatment for ...

A major trial in frontotemporal dementia patients has found that oxytocin can help improve symptoms of apathy. A new study ...

Children who inherit genetic mutations from parents with early-onset Alzheimer’s typically show signs of dementia at the same ...

A new study found that older adults with fluctuating cholesterol levels—regardless of how high—could be 60% more likely to ...

There's currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of the ...

II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The study demonstrates that the drug improves memory deficits and reverses brain cell damage, ...

Fluctuating LDL and total cholesterol levels in older adults may indicate increased dementia and cognitive decline risk.

Many people use the terms Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as if they mean the same thing, but they actually refer to ...

Studies show that higher levels of loneliness and social isolation – especially in older adults – are linked to greater ...

Dementia not only brings devastation to the lives of those it affects, it also places enormous and growing pressures and ...

They're known to aid in blood sugar control and, now, weight loss — but, according to a sweeping new study, the popular GLP-1 ...

A doctor says a common ear problem associated with getting older is linked to dementia and can be treated. Dr Anelyssa ...