The lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 is about 42% — more than double the risk reported by earlier studies, and one that puts greater urgency on the need to mitigate addressable health problems, ...

The number of people with dementia is expected to double in the next 40 years, according to a study out this week in the journal Nature. Researchers estimate about a million adults in the U.S. will ...

“Benzodiazepines have well-established acute adverse effects on cognition,” write Netherlands-based Erasmus University professors of Epidemiology, Radiology, and Neurology in the latest issue of BMC ...

Here are five other common red flags to look out for. By Dana G. Smith Running red lights. Falling for scams. Shutting out friends. Memory loss is the most well-known symptom of dementia, particularly ...