Recent headlines suggest that up to 42% of people ages 55 and older face an eventual dementia diagnosis. But some experts have a follow-up message: Risk isn't the same as destiny, and there are ways ...

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

Research has indicated average life expectance and time before being admitted to a care home, following a diagnosis of ...

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

Dementia is a memory and independence robbing disorder where the brain progressively gets worse at functioning over time ...

Among the key findings, age at diagnosis emerged as the strongest predictor of survival time. For women diagnosed at age 60, ...

In the study, Asians had a longer life expectancy than Europeans and Americans, while people with Alzheimer’s disease were ...

Study reveals how long people with dementia live after diagnosis - Some people live for a decade after being diagnosed.

Junk food, drug use and health policy decisions have affected U.S. life expectancy rates, and a new study projects that in 2050, West Virginia will rank last among the states. Photo by Spencer ...

News and the Today show and is a Boston University graduate. For every cigarette an individual smokes, their life expectancy shrinks by 20 minutes overall, according to a new study out of the U.K ...

If you’re thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, it might help to know that new research says it could extend your life expectancy. Each cigarette someone smokes ...

The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on mortality in the United States shows that life expectancy at birth rose from 77.5 in 2022 to 78.4 in 2023. While this signals a ...