Alzheimers Disease

Antioxidant supplements may not help ward off dementia, despite earlier research suggesting the contrary.

Keeping your heart healthy could also benefit your brain — a new study suggests that people who have risk factors for heart disease in middle age are also at increased risk for dementia.

Actor and singer David Cassidy recently revealed he has dementia, but what exactly does this term mean?

Three people whose brains were examined after their deaths turned out to have signs of Alzheimer's disease. But they actually had good memory abilities right up until they died.

The American population is getting older, but the percentage of U.S. seniors with dementia is actually declining, a new study found.

A new drug can remove the plaques that cause amyloid, though the study did not enroll enough people to determine if there was a cognitive benefit.

Legendary comedic actor Gene Wilder has died at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. But what exactly does it mean to die from Alzheimer's?

Taking calcium supplements may raise the risk of developing dementia in women who have previously had a stroke, or have early signs of other cerebrovascular disease.