A major trial in frontotemporal dementia patients has found that oxytocin can help improve symptoms of apathy. A new study led by Western researchers suggests that frequent treatment with intranasal o ...

His geriatric doctor said "no" to prescribing medication to help slow down the disease. The doctor said his pulse rate is low ...

There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.

Yet despite decades of research, no treatment has been created that arrests Alzheimer’s cognitive deterioration, let alone ...

Early research suggests GLP-1 drugs could prevent or treat Alzheimer's Disease. Results from a big clinical trial could soon ...

Amneal Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a dementia treatment and a drug targeting certain types of brain tumors, as well as tentative approval for a drug ...

Preventing or treating infections could be a key means of warding off dementia, a new evidence review says.Vaccines, ...

Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, along with antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines are associated with a ...

There is no cure, and it can’t be prevented. But you can reduce your risk. Many factors influence dementia ... “Quitting smoking at any age is good for you. Starting to exercise at any ...

Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, with an estimated one million people diagnosed per year, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins University and other institutions.

people have up to a 4 in 10 chance of eventually developing dementia — if they live long enough. It’s a sobering number but there are steps people can take to reduce that risk, such as ...