More than 7 million Americans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. Yet average wait times for a dementia diagnosis range from 12 months to nearly four years.

From the subtle differences between memory lapses and brain disease to the lifestyle changes that can lower your risk, Dr Tim Beanland at Alzheimer’s Society helps you navigate the facts about dementi ...

When we hear the word “dementia,” most of us think of elderly people having memory problems — they don’t remember the names of their dear ones, where they put the house keys, or whether they paid the ...

Health experts have identified two subtle signs that could indicate the early stages of dementia. These minor symptoms can gradually develop over time and may signal a more serious condition in the ...

A terrible irony of dementia — which can result in the inability to recognize people and places — is that the condition itself does not get the worldwide recognition it deserves. Until now. The United ...

A new Australian study has found that the protein most associated with Alzheimer's disease also plays a critical role in ...

At the age of 22, Andre Yarham was diagnosed with young-onset dementia (YOD) — the youngest person in the UK to receive that diagnosis. He died about a year later, in December 2025, at the age of 24.

Dear Carol: I’m worried about my grandma. She’s a healthy, active 74-year-old who reads, volunteers and plays Scrabble. Mom says Grandma is the smartest, most on-point person in the family. She seems ...

You might want to think twice before chalking grandma’s “senior moments” up to getting older. More than 10 million people around the world are diagnosed with dementia each year, but studies show ...