CBS News coverage of the devastating toll of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia — and promising medical research.

"SuperAgers" keep razor-sharp memories past 80, but a new study shows this is not just down to good genes.

For decades, the WABC newscaster encouraged other families facing the disease to hold onto hope. Now, he finds himself ...

The FDA is allowing MMI to enroll more patients in a feasibility trial studying use of the Symani robot for microsurgery to ...

Bipartisan legislation would require insurers to cover FDA-approved medications that significantly slow disease progression, ...

Valiltramiprosate, a drug in development as a disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, showed rapid and sustained ...

More than 7 million Americans 65 and older live with Alzheimer’s, and that number could nearly double by 2050. Researchers ...

Readers respond to a Science Times article, “New Potential for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease.” Also: The noise that data centers make.

Bill Ritter spoke with doctors at Columbia about Alzheimer's disease and their groundbreaking research.

A colored image of mitochondria in a pancreas cell, via transmission electron microscopy. (Callista Images/Connect ...

People who lived within 50 km of a coal-fired power plant were 72.9% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease pathology ...

In 3,895 older adults, moderate daytime cortisol variability was associated with better cognition and slower decline, while ...