If a parent or grandparent has been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease, for example, you might be wondering: is dementia hereditary? The answer isn't quite cut-and-dry, but doctors shared ...

The new estimate is based on a new study that found a higher lifetime risk than previously thought: After age 55, people have ...

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

The researchers suggest that their estimates are higher because they took extra measures to avoid underestimating the number ...

Fish oil supplementation shows promise in protecting against Alzheimer's for those with specific genetic risks, offering hope for better brain health.

Living in a family where there is genetic risk for dementia significantly affects choices about having children and how to ...

Consumption of certain teas and coffee may have positive effects on neural network maintenance that could bode well for the ...

A new study estimates that up to 4 in 10 people over 55 could develop dementia, but experts share steps to lower the risk.

Mild chronic small vessel disease, or cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), is an umbrella term for a range of conditions ...

A new study shows that the risk of developing dementia anytime after age 55 among Americans is 42%, more than double the risk ...

And though drugs that have some effect on Alzheimer’s disease, dementia’s most common manifestation, have recently been ...

If a parent or grandparent has been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease, for example, you might be wondering: is dementia hereditary? The answer isn’t quite cut-and-dry, but doctors ...