New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden ...

Simply getting older is the biggest risk ... Importantly, they found the risk changes with the decades. Only 4% of people ...

Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, with an estimated one million people diagnosed per year, according ...

By 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a ...

Experts say there are ways to reduce our risk of dementia, including diet and exercise, protecting against hearing loss, and ...

The risk of people with dementia wandering off increases during the Lunar New Year (LNY) holiday, the Taiwan Alzheimer’s ...

Experiencing depression as an older adult can indicate that a person has dementia, according to a new study.

“Less than half of people who make it to age 95 will have dementia,” she said. “Dementia is not an inevitable part of aging, no matter how old you are.” While certain factors that increase dementia ...

Having depression is known to increase a person's risk of developing dementia, but depression is also an early indicator of ...

University of Queensland research has highlighted the need for specialized support services to help people with young onset ...

Older adults who experience injurious falls are more likely to develop dementia within a year of their accident compared to ...