Alcohol use is also linked to cognitive decline, and a recent study published in the journal Neurology found that consuming a ...

More than 6 million Americans have dementia, which affects memory, language and problem-solving skills. Several lifestyle ...

Diabetes and hypertension could have a domino effect for future health problems like dementia—especially for Black Americans, ...

A US study shows that many research participants don’t want to know their risks of getting Alzheimer’s disease.

A Welsh health policy provided a rare opportunity for researchers to examine the vaccine's real-life impact on dementia risk.

Faster biological aging—even in younger adults—may significantly raise dementia risk, according to a 14-year study of 280,000 ...

There are currently two main theories about what causes Alzheimer’s. The first theory, which has been the focus of research ...

The “digital dementia” hypothesis would lend itself to the assumption that a lifetime of exposure to digital technology will ...

Receiving this vaccine could lower your risk of dementia by as much as 20%, and doctors already recommend it for adults over ...

Multiple studies have found connections between the shingles vaccine and reduced dementia risk. One of the most compelling ...

Older adults vaccinated against herpes zoster, or shingles, had a reduced risk of developing dementia, over a period of 7 years.

In this study, those who had the Zostavax vaccine had a 3.5% point reduction in a new dementia diagnosis over seven years, ...