D uring certain times of the day, some people with dementia may become more confused and disoriented. Referred to by ...

To help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease, people should take a brisk walk each day, limit their TV time and do a crossword puzzle instead.

Vascular dementia is a decline in memory, thinking skills, and self-care that occurs due to strokes in the areas of the brain ...

The former host of "The Tonight Show" spoke with Hoda Kotb about how he makes his wife of 45 years, who is living with ...

Stand at attention for an off-kilter sign of this particular kind of dementia. Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually destroys memory, thinking skills, and the ...

Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked ...

People who did a lot of physical activity between 45 and 64 had much lower odds of developing dementia – even when they ...

A Kind of Madness, from director Christiaan Olwagen, examines how love is redefined when dementia shatters a shared sense of ...

We know inhaling polluted air harms our lungs—but what about our brains? According to compelling new research, pollution may put you at higher risk of being hospitalized for one of the most common ...

Many factors contribute to dementia, of course. But the role of particulates — microscopic solids or droplets in the air — is drawing closer scrutiny. Particulates arise from many sources: emissions ...

Compared with the lowest quintile of midlife physical activity, the top two quintiles were associated with 40% lower ...