Roughly 1 million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060. That’s about double what was previously thought.

I have a special interest in Alzheimer’s disease. For nearly 25 years, I practiced general neurology in Portland, Oregon, and ...

New cases of dementia will double by 2060, when 1 million U.S. adults are projected to develop the memory-robbing condition each year, according to a sobering new study published Monday in the ...

Understanding dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is essential for maintaining a proactive approach to our well-being.

The number of Americans who will develop dementia—a progressive decline in memory, thinking skills, communication, and ...

Regular aerobic exercise could significantly reduce disease markers associated with Alzheimer's, new research has found. The findings provide new hope in the battle against this devastating disorder.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... Once there, it may trigger immune system changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the study, published ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than three million Americans per year. And while its exact cause is unknown, researchers may have just had a breakthrough.

In those tissues, the researchers found lots of inflammation, newly formed plaques of sticky amyloid proteins, and all around them dying neurons — the signature marks of Alzheimer’s disease.