Studies have shown that staying socially active, with friends and family, can delay the onset of dementia by approximately five years. Volunteering, living in communal settings, joining a book club, ...

More substantial changes were linked to larger gains. Almost half an hour of extra sleep per night, combined with four additional minutes of exercise per day, which adds up to nearly half an hour of ...

Obesity and high blood pressure directly raise dementia risk, showing early lifestyle choices protect brain health.

You've hit a milestone age, and honestly, the rules have changed a bit. Your body talks back more than it used to. Recovery ...

People can try to spot one of the early signs of dementia by trying to complete a test using nothing but a tennis ball and their hands. Whilst it may seem peculiar, a few minutes spent doing the test ...

Growing up, many people did not witness the level of cognitive decline among older adults that has become increasingly ...

Judith and Matthew are among the 8 million people in Canada aged 65 and older. In recent months, both noticed subtle changes ...

Background:Dementia represents a major global public health challenge, affecting over 55 million people worldwide and projected to increase substantially in ...

Dementia is a disorder in which there is a decline in cognition that is significant enough to affect our activities of daily ...

Xavi Simons said, 'we forget how precious life is and how important the little things are' as he discussed the impact of his ...

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