The lifetime risk of dementia in a community-based cohort is 42 percent after age 55 years, according to a study published ...

As the American population ages, a new study finds the average lifetime risk of dementia for adults over 55 is around 42 ...

A new study reveals that over 75% of older adults with dementia may not know they have the disease, with awareness rates even ...

Cases of dementia in the U.S. are expected to steadily rise in the coming years, hitting 1 million annual cases by 2060.

As America ages, the number of people diagnosed with dementia is expected to double every year, reaching more than 1 million ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan found that 80 percent of participants with suspected dementia had not been told ...

More than three-quarters of older adults with dementia may be unaware of their diagnosis, a University of Michigan study finds.That number is even ...

In a mouse study, researchers found that zolpidem (Ambien), a common sleep aid, could prevent the brain from effectively ...

The finding has implications for all of us, write Harvard physician-researchers Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.

"Our study results forecast a dramatic rise in the burden from dementia in the United States over the coming decades, with ...

By 2060, 1 million adults per year will develop dementia, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. Also in the news, chronic cannabis use may lead to chronic illness; Eli Lilly hopes to ...

Seniors’ risk of dementia is more than double what was previously thought.The risk of developing dementia after age 5 ...