A hidden protein buildup in brain blood vessels may quietly quadruple dementia risk—often without a stroke as warning.

A new risk calculator accurately estimated the likelihood of adults developing dementia within 10 years after a stroke, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Stroke Association's ...

People with the most advanced CTE are 4.5 times more likely to develop dementia during their life than people without CTE, ...

Studies indicate that the number of dementia cases in the United States is expected to double by 2060. A new study published ...

Higher intake of full-fat cheese and cream was linked to lower dementia risk in a large Swedish study, but the evidence ...

"What is good for the heart is good for the brain," one researcher says.

Dementia is a growing global concern, but the good news is that we are making substantial progress in the fight against this disease. You wouldn’t know it from the prevailing paradigm: In the U.S., ...

According to the Alzheimer's Association, nearly 7 million Americans age 65 and older are already living with Alzheimer's and dementia. In this part of CBS News New York's Cost of Caregiving series, ...

Think five minutes isn't enough time to make a difference in terms of health and well-being? It could actually be enough time to stave off a disease that afflicts many people in their later years.

The earliest signs of dementia are rarely dramatic. They do not arrive as forgotten names or misplaced keys, but as changes so subtle they are almost impossible to notice: a slightly narrower ...

Nonprofit dementia, hospice and palliative care service provider Agrace announced this week that it plans to build the first Hogeweyk-inspired dementia village of its kind in the United States, in ...