SMARTWATCHES could be a handy way to monitor your heart health, new research claims. American scientists developed a new way to assess heart health based on information routinely collected by the ...

The world is ageing quickly. People older than 64 years already outnumber children younger than five, and this asymmetry will continue to widen. As life expectancy increases and fertility rates ...

Medication options are available to help manage the cognitive and behavioral symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

An early Alzheimer's treatment that removes amyloid plaques from the brain many years before symptoms arise may help delay ...

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. The ...

For women in their 80s, experiencing increasing sleepiness during the day over a five-year period is associated with double ...

"Sleep is essential for cognitive health, as it allows the brain to rest and rejuvenate," said neurologist Yue Leng.

An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at ...

Since most cases of dementia are caused by a complex mixture of factors, the NHS only offers genetic testing in rare, specific circumstances. Genetic tests can be used to tell whether someone has ...