The risk of developing dementia may be double what was previously thought. But there are things the U.S. can do to help fight ...

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 ...

With support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is leading the implementation of ...

Researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are at the forefront of advancing dementia research ...

The search for answers to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders remains one of the most pressing goals in brain research. Maciej J. Stawikowski, Ph.D., an assistant professor of ...

Kyung Bo Kim discovered compounds that improved cognitive function regardless of amyloid plaque buildup — an encouraging sign ...

Scientists have come up with a drug that is a potential candidate for tackling memory deficits in the early stages of the disease in rodents. Research shows that the drug activates the cannabinoid ...