Dementia is a term used to describe memory loss, impaired reasoning, difficulties communicating and other mental impairments that can be caused by Alzheimer's disease, other neurodegenerative disease, ...

You’ve heard of “brain foods”, right? Foods that feed the brain to help you remember things or think clearer. But what about ...

Boston University researchers in a groundbreaking study found that those with CTE have a much higher chance of being ...

High blood pressure, heart disease, and hyperlipidemia are some of the top modifiable factors linked to dementia risk, mounting evidence suggests.

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

A new study finds that obesity and high blood pressure may directly cause dementia, not just increase the risk.

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 ...

People with the most advanced CTE are 4.5 times more likely to develop dementia during their life than people without CTE, ...

OBESITY is a direct cause of dementia, say scientists. Flab has for years been known to be a risk for brain damage but ...

Obesity and high blood pressure directly raise dementia risk, showing early lifestyle choices protect brain health.

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) ...

New Dementia Australia data shows dementia is claiming around 50 Australian lives each day, with deaths rising sharply over ...