Alzheimers Disease and Dementia

Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer's disease or slow mental decline in older people.

The disease means that the toddler is likely to develop signs of dementia before he becomes a teenager, although the symptoms can appear at any time.

...true story of Anne Adams, a Canadian scientist turned artist who died of a rare brain disease last year.

According to a study in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, caffeine reduces the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body.

Carrying a spare tire in your 40s may raise your risk of Alzheimer's

An accidental breakthrough made during experimental brain surgery may help doctors unlock how memory works, the Times of London reports.

Excessive drinking of sugary beverages may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

A Texas Biotech company says it's developed a blood test that will spot Alzheimer's disease even before a patient gets sick, Popsci.com reports.

found people whose mothers have Alzheimer's, may be at higher risk of getting the disease than those whose father have it.

Fewer Americans have disease than previously estimated, researchers say