A study published in January showed that an estimated half a million people may be diagnosed with dementia this year. By 2060, the number is predicted to reach 1 million cases annually. The aging ...

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A study found that older adults with anxiety may have an increased risk of developing dementia—but this risk decreased once ...

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported recently. That estimate is based on a new study that found a higher ...

A delay in getting to the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, ...

Learn about the 7 stages of dementia, from no impairment to end stage. Understand the signs and symptoms of each stage and ...

Peter Alexander, now 56 and living in Northern Ireland, never expected to be diagnosed with the memory robbing disorder when ...

Not everyone develops the condition as they age. Changes in the brain that may lead to dementia can begin decades before signs or symptoms appear. It is never too early or too late to take action that ...