A study looks at how long people live and how long before they enter a nursing home after a dementia diagnosis.

Those who spend longer in education typically have brain 'reserves' helping them fend off early symptoms, a review of ...

The neurodegenerative disease is the leading cause of death in the UK and is caused by certain proteins clumping together in ...

Eating breakfast regularly has been shown to help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and ...

Processed meats can accelerate aging even if you eat very little. Here's what you should know, and how to eat to protect your ...

Time is running out for us to do the much-deferred overhaul of our entire medical program and attitudes toward universal access or face a very painful, chaotic and costly future for the entire nation.

As life expectancy rises, ageing is becoming a major health challenge, often linked to chronic diseases like heart ailments, ...

As Kevin Costner turns 70, he remembers his once costar Whitney Houston. On his birthday, Jan. 18, Costner shared a photo to ...

At age 65, women lived an average of eight more years compared with 5.7 years among men, while at age 85, life expectancy was ...

Average life expectancy for patients with dementia ranges from 8.9 years after diagnosis at a mean age of 60 years for women ...

Two separate studies reveal the increasing risk of developing dementia and varying life expectancy associated with the ...

The review of 261 studies, published in The British Medical Journal, also found that dementia shortened life expectancy by ...