Getting yourself vaccinated against shingles doesn’t just protect you against that painful and debilitating disease — it may also slash your risk of developing Alzheimer’s by as much as 20%, according ...

Despite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the risk of falls and confusion. A new study shows that while prescribing has ...

A massive UK study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has uncovered troubling new evidence about risperidone, a commonly used drug for severe agitation. Researchers found the antipsychotic ...

Every three minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with dementia. It is not an easy diagnosis to receive for the patient or their loved ones. And fear about the condition, which affects around one ...

Some antihypertensive drugs are better than others for reducing the risk of developing biomarkers of dementia, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open. The autopsy cohort study found ...

Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare beneficiaries with dementia is prescribed brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion, and ...

A large US claims-based study found that adults aged 65 and older who received a high-dose flu vaccine had a lower observed ...