Alzheimer’s disease is currently the third-leading cause of death among seniors in the U.S., following cardiovascular disease ...

Taking longer to drift into the dreaming phase – known as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep – could be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, potentially opening up new ways to diagnose and treat the ...

New drug approvals and a federal dementia care pilot program among the year's significant developments, according to the ...

One recent analysis found that, over the course of three years, people taking semaglutide (the compound in Ozempic and the weight loss drug Wegovy) were about 40 to 70 percent less likely to be ...

Visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may help keep your brain healthy, according to research conducted at ...

In Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, researchers at Rush University suggest that maintaining a healthy brain depends on regular social interaction.

Researchers have linked daily consumption of certain amounts of processed red meats to increased dementia risk, but some ...

A common cognitive disorder with symptoms that mimic Alzheimer's is often mistaken for the disease. Researchers are calling for criteria to diagnose the little-known condition.

According to the Alzheimer's Association, nearly 7 million Americans aged 65 and older are estimated to be living with ...

The Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act (Public Law 118-93), enacted on October 1, 2024, mandates that the National ...

People who care for patients with Alzheimer's or other dementia must be alert when winter weather turns dangerous, advises ...