Although often thought of as a condition that only affects older people, it is estimated that around 70,800 people with dementia in the UK are under 65. The word dementia is used to describe a group ...

Alzheimer's Research UK has released figures suggesting that as many as one in three young people living in the UK today could develop dementia during their lifetime. However, Dr Sten Ekberg ...

Dementia is a loss of brain function that affects memory, thinking, judgment, behavior, and language. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. While there's no cure for dementia, ...

Research connects vision to a later dementia diagnosis. Scientists found visual sensitivity tests could predict dementia up to 12 years before it was diagnosed. Neurologists say more work is ...

A recent study determined the lifetime risk of developing dementia is double that of previous estimates. But there’s good news here too. Alzheimer's disease is a common cause of dementia.

An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s or 50s, according to the results of a new study.

These pages give an overview of what genes are and how they are involved in the different diseases that cause dementia. You will also find information about genetic testing for dementia. Genes ...

Kay Granger, one of the most powerful GOP members of Congress, was struggling with dementia. The publication “actually got a tip from a senior staffer in her office that she was having issues ...

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Maureen Dowd's new collection, "Notorious," features conversations with Kevin Costner, Uma Thurman, Paul Newman and other celebrities. (Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP; Evan Agostini / Invision ...

Maureen Dowd has been profiling the rich, famous and powerful for the New York Times since the 1980s. As she writes in her new collection, “Notorious,” “I’ve always been fascinated by how ...

Former footballer Dean Windass says he is scared for the future following his stage two dementia diagnosis and wants more support for other players and their families in the same position.