A neglected piece of the Alzheimer's puzzle has been getting increased scientific attention: why women are twice as likely as ...

Women are nearly twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a disparity that can’t be fully explained by longevity alone.

To deny this as self-indulgence is to misread not just the emotional landscape of dementia, but its existential core: the ...

NHS figures suggest that over 944,000 people in the UK currently have dementia, including one in every 11 over 65 years old ...

Among members of the Richardson family who carry a mutation in the PSEN1 gene, the average age when symptoms start is 39.

Ralph Menzies was convicted of the 1986 murder of 25-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother of three who was found tied ...

In recent years, some scientists and advocates have warned that playing contact sports like football and hockey may increase the risk of brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease or chronic traumatic ...

Fiona Phillips' husband recalls heartbreaking moment she didn’t recognise their son amid Alzheimer’s battle - In her upcoming ...

The anti-seizure drug is used to treat epilepsy, nerve pain after shingles and restless legs syndrome by affecting chemical messengers in the brain and nerves.

A new blood test uses what is known as biomarkers to identify a person’s Alzheimer’s disease status, changing how we monitor ...

Summary: A new study questions whether playing youth football leads to harmful protein buildup in the brain. Researchers ...

Fiona Phillips' husband, Martin Frizell, appeared on This Morning on Friday to discuss her memoir, Remember When: My Life ...