The Dementia Risk Score can predict your chance of developing dementia and Alzheimer's later in life.

Testing on mice before humans is absolutely necessary, but how can we make the results more applicable to human patients?

Relaxing in a quiet environment for 10 minutes is enough to consolidate spatial memories, such as the geographical layout of your hometown, new study suggests.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced a slate of proposals to battle Alzheimer's disease and seek a cure by 2025, including an increase in funding for research on the disease and related disorders.

Though their brains show signs of Alzheimer's, some elderly people remain mentally sound.

People who are highly stressed are more than twice as likely to develop a form of mild cognitive impairment, according to a recent study.

New research suggests moderate alcohol consumption could reduce risk of death in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease.

A new Finnish study provides further evidence showing the benefits music has on dementia patients.

For the first time, researchers find believing negative age stereotypes can influence structural brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Early signs of dementia are hard to catch, but as a person developing it loses touch with social context, their sense of humor may reflect brain changes.

Our memories aren't always reliable. Our brains often manipulate, invent, and distort memories to fit their own agenda.

A long-term aerobic exercise program beginning in mid-life may prevent structural deterioration in the brain occurring in old age, suggests a new study.