A special event at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital will bring together expert speakers, support groups and the latest research on dementia care.

Background: Automated speech and language analysis (ASLA) is gaining momentum as a noninvasive, affordable, and scalable approach for the early detection of Alzheimer disease (AD). Nevertheless, the ...

International brain health experts have called on the Nigerian government to increase funding for dementia care and ...

Alzheimer’s has long been considered irreversible, but new research challenges that assumption. Scientists discovered that severe drops in the brain’s energy supply help drive the disease—and ...

Background People have come to rely on restaurants and takeaway foods, and less on cooking at home. We examined the association between home cooking and dementia incidence, ascertained through ...

New research has identified an association between late-onset dementia and certain infections. The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, investigated the link between the two, exploring ...

When Wambūi Karanja's friends gripe about the annoying habits of their fathers, she feels out of sync. "I [can't] stand listening to my friends complain about their dads, because I don't get to ...

Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin much earlier – sometime around the third decade of life. Developing tau ...

A new study out of Japan found that older adults who practice a key mealtime habit might lower their risk of dementia by anywhere from 30% to almost 70%. In fact, if they’re beginners with low skills, ...

The lifetime risk of dementia for Americans aged 55 and older is now estimated at 42%. Early signs of dementia are often noticed by others first and can include poor judgment or repeating oneself.

Step into most college classrooms today and you will likely see a familiar scene: slides glowing at the front, a professor lecturing, students scribbling notes or staring at laptops. Despite decades ...

Researchers have identified a new enzyme target that may influence multiple processes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, including plaque accumulation and neuronal function. Credit: Shutterstock A newly ...