"What is good for the heart is good for the brain," one researcher says.

High body mass index (BMI) could cause a higher risk of vascular-related dementia (a combination of vascular + unspecified ...

If you are like a lot of people, you might be anxious about the risk of getting dementia as you age. The lifetime risk of ...

Researchers monitored the activity of around 2,000 adults for three years. A new study from the American Academy of Neurology ...

Over 7 years, hearing aid prescription did not improve cognition but was associated with a significant reduction in the risk for dementia in older adults with moderate hearing loss.

People with obesity and high blood pressure may face a higher risk of dementia, according to a new study published in The ...

OBESITY is a direct cause of dementia, say scientists. Flab has for years been known to be a risk for brain damage but ...

A study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili finds that prioritizing low glycemic index foods, including most fruits and whole grains, may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Some seniors may carry a protective gene that keeps their minds decades younger.

Medical News Today looks at three key studies and their key findings that highlight and further confirm the connection between how poor sleep increases dementia risk.