Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has long been discussed as a possible driver of dementia, but proving the link has been hard ...

Andre Yarham's family is hoping to help other people diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia by donating their son's brain for research ...

Carbohydrates don’t just fuel the body—they may also influence how the brain ages. A large long-term study found that diets ...

The earliest signs of dementia are rarely dramatic. They do not arrive as forgotten names or misplaced keys, but as changes ...

A new genetic study suggests that obesity and high blood pressure may play a direct role in causing dementia, not just increasing the risk. By analyzing data from large populations in Denmark and the ...

Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo in Japan, also known as Science Tokyo, have taken a fresh look at a long ...

Cardiologist Bob Harrington talks to Mitch Elkind, chief science officer for Brain Health and Stroke at the AHA, about the ...

A nurse prepares a dose of a vaccine. — © AFP KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI A nurse prepares a dose of a vaccine. — © AFP KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI A new study by the University of ...

A British man has died due to frontotemporal dementia at just 24 years of age. When he was diagnosed after symptoms began in 2022, he was thought to be the youngest person in the country living with ...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of humanity’s most formidable foes. It affects 10 percent of people over age 65 and kills more people each year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Its effects ...

Can negative thinking raise your risk of dementia and other psychological disorders? Here's how to catch the negative thinking pattern ...

Researchers analyzed the language used in Pratchett's novels, finding a subtle shift 10 years prior to his diagnosis.