Simply getting older is the biggest risk ... Importantly, they found the risk changes with the decades. Only 4% of people ...

New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden ...

Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, with an estimated one million people diagnosed per year, according ...

A state vulnerable person alert has been issued for a missing 86-year-old Fayetteville man with dementia. Peter J. Mackie was last seen at about 3 p.m. Friday on Irving Avenue in Syracuse, according ...

By 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a ...

Authorities said 73-year-old Bill Harper was a "critical missing person." What we know ... Harper had been diagnosed with dementia and has a history of wandering away from his home, officials ...

Experiencing depression as an older adult can indicate that a person has dementia, according to a new study.

Experts say there are ways to reduce our risk of dementia, including diet and exercise, protecting against hearing loss, and ...

The risk of people with dementia wandering off increases during the Lunar New Year (LNY) holiday, the Taiwan Alzheimer’s ...

Having depression is known to increase a person's risk of developing dementia, but depression is also an early indicator of ...

According to the study, the average 55-year-old’s risk of dementia during their lifetime is 42%, but the risk was not the same at every age. The brunt of it occurred after a person’s 85th birthday.