Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...

A novel tool known as the Florey Dementia Index (FDI) predicted onset age of mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease ...

A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia ...

With its visual interface and constant updates, the social web is a nightmare for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of ...

It can be easy to mistake some signs of dementia for old age. These are the early signs of the disease you need to look out ...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from 9 years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for women ...

Bridgette Milam shared a compilation of the call-and-response her grandmother, Dorothy, and her husband, Merv, had that ...

Studies show that being physically active can help lower your risk of dementia. “Daily physical exercise—such as 20-30 ...

It’s easy to view cognitive decline as an inevitable slide that we are powerless to fight. But knowing the early signs - beyond short-term memory loss and trouble word-finding - could really make a di ...

Can delaying gratification today protect your brain tomorrow? Research suggests that the ability to resist immediate rewards ...

Scientists discovered two new risk factors for dementia that you can actually control. Here's how fixing your vision and ...

From actor Wang Xing’s rescue to a clock-drawing test for dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.