New research suggests the type of sitting matters for dementia risk, with mentally engaging activities linked to a ...

A new study published by the Alzheimer's Association links biological age measured through blood metabolites to increased all-cause dementia risk.

Experts warn dementia-related brain changes may begin 15 years earlier, with subtle symptoms often mistaken for stress or ...

Ruth Langsford called for quicker diagnosis of dementia, which her mother and father have both had.

Something fishy may be going on with a daily pill trusted by millions of Americans. Across the country, older adults have ...

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., ...

People who quit smoking have a 16% lower risk of dementia compared with those who continue, a new study has found.

A mouse that has forgotten how to navigate a maze it once knew is, in neuroscience terms, a model of what dementia does to a ...

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, ...

Losing your sense of smell is nothing to sneeze at — it could be an early sign of dementia. “Odor identification has been identified as a useful screening tool that predicts conversion from mild ...

PHILADELPHIA – Nearly half of dementia cases worldwide could theoretically be prevented or delayed by eliminating 14 modifiable risk factors during an individual's lifetime, a report from the Lancet ...

It’s understandable to be nervous about dementia if you or someone you love is suddenly forgetting important names and dates. But a new study just uncovered two more potential early warning signs of ...