A new study has found a strong link between circadian rhythm and dementia risk. Published in the medical journal Neurology, researchers found that participants who were more active during a specific ...

The shingles vaccine may offer a protective effect against developing dementia, as well as “therapeutic potential” for those already diagnosed Getty The shingles vaccine may slow the progression of ...

A large Swedish study suggests that some high-fat dairy foods are linked to a lower risk of dementia. Researchers in Sweden used data from the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort, which included 27,670 ...

Dementia can sneak up on you. I know, because it happened to my family. Back in the early 2000s, my first wife, Ginny, began demonstrating some unusual behavior. She was not her usual bubbly self.

Dementia is one of the great fears of aging, especially as rates continue to climb in many countries. So when headlines suggest that tinnitus—a condition affecting nearly one in five adults—may be ...

The same vaccine that keeps you safe from shingles could also do wonders for your brain, research out this week suggests. Scientists at Stanford University and others examined what happened after ...

Over 6 million Americans live with dementia, a progressive condition that affects memory, reasoning, judgment and language skills. There is no known cure for dementia, but new research suggests that a ...

Over 55 million people live with dementia globally, a number projected to nearly triple come the year 2050. A significant portion of these cases, however, may be preventable. According to ...

New research found that shingles vaccination significantly reduced the likelihood of dementia-related death over the 9-year study period. People with dementia who’ve gotten the shingles vaccine live ...

The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia. Shingles, caused by the ...

Here’s what to know about the other main types and how they affect the brain. By Dana G. Smith Alzheimer’s disease is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia, but it’s far from the only one. In ...

Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors — such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension — may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study ...