Rember, a new trial drug, is the biggest breakthrough for treating Alzheimer patients with declining memory. The UK scientists hail this achievement as the biggest ever...

A drug used to lower blood pressure could prevent or delay thousands of Alzheimer’s cases, US research has suggested

Women over 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age, according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90 Study, one of the...

A new study from the UK suggests that low levels of the “good” HDL cholesterol is linked to poor memory, and decline in memory, in middle aged adults.

A new clue to the cause of Alzheimer’s disease (brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer in 1906) seems to have been discovered by a team led by...

The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors Monday that prescribing a certain group of psychiatric drugs to seniors suffering from dementia can increase their risk...

Along with old age, a plethora of health issues arise. Chief amongst these is Dementia, which causes memory loss which in turn makes the elderly face many difficulties...

Men and women with short arms and legs are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s in later life, claim scientists. They believe every extra inch on a limb can help...

Although Alzheimer’s disease appears in old age but early signs of possibility of development of dementia in the future might appear in the middle age. According to...

Having a big belly in your 40s can boost your risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia decades later, a new study suggests.It’s not just about...

With increase in life expectancy incidence of memory impairment with advancement in age is rising rapidly. According to a team of researchers at the RAND Corporation...

Doctors often hesitate to tell patients they likely suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, fearing the news will overwhelm them.But a study...

A woman dying of Alzheimer’s has a fever. Should she be given antibiotics?Many people would say yes. But a provocative new study suggests that antibiotics are...

It seems microcontrollers have evolved to such a stage that very soon human impulses and reactions will also be controlled by them. If such a day does arise then, it...

Dementia can prove to be detrimental to your health. Forgetting basic tasks can be pretty bad. It seems like dementia hits the educated folks harder than less educated...

A simple blood test could soon be the best way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and predict risks as early as six years before onset. In a study published on...

With the gruesome estimation of over a million people with dementia by 2025, the Alzheimer’s Society informs that the proportion of people with dementia doubles...

If you are suffering from high cholesterol levels and resort to the drug ‘Statins’ to keep it under control, then here is an additional good news for you -...

Efforts of health experts to bring down the number of patients with dementia may face severe setback with England fast heading to be the fattest nation on the planet....

Heavy snoring increases chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Scientist team at the Leeds University has found that snoring reduces the flow of oxygen to the...