Dementia is a term used to describe memory loss, impaired reasoning, difficulties communicating and other mental impairments ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has long been discussed as a possible driver of dementia, but proving that link has been ...

New research from Case Western Reserve University was recently heralded as a big step forward in the fight to not only slow but reverse the effects of ...

Nearly 1 in 8 dementia cases — about half a million nationwide — may be linked to insomnia. The new findings, reported December 27 in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A, add weight to growing ...

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Semaglutide, the active ingredient in diabetes medications Ozempic and Wegovy, was associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease-related dementia among patients with ...

Objective Physical activity (PA) is associated with a decreased incidence of dementia, but much of the evidence comes from short follow-ups prone to reverse causation. This meta-analysis investigates ...

CLEVELAND — The popular diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide may lower the risk of dementia when taken by Type 2 diabetes patients, new research from the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine ...

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a class of diabetes drugs also known as gliflozins, could lower the risk for dementia and Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds. The report was ...

Think five minutes isn't enough time to make a difference in terms of health and well-being? It could actually be enough time to stave off a disease that afflicts many people in their later years.

Recent studies have sparked warnings regarding commonly prescribed medications that could hike the risk of dementia. The research indicates that drugs widely used for bladder conditions, Parkinson's ...

Here's how your social life could affect your dementia risk.