A novel tool known as the Florey Dementia Index (FDI) predicted onset age of mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease ...

Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...

Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient’s brain.

Revised guidelines for amyloid and tau positron emission tomography for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia state these tests ...

People who move around in bed and appear to 'act out' dreams could be exhibiting an early sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease 'in nearly all cases', experts said today.

Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, particularly in women. Levels were found to drop gradually, from women with ...

Dementia is a memory and independence robbing disorder where the brain progressively gets worse at functioning over time ...

A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia ...

DEMENTIA is a devastating diagnosis, often described as robbing people of their ability to think, learn and remember. As ...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from nine years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for ...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from 9 years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for women ...

Discover a groundbreaking study that may help detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. Learn about the link between blood molecules and cognitive symptoms.