A CHARITY which supports vulnerable older people in Ilkley says it is devastated by proposed council cuts to its funding.

For the last week, we have been keeping you up to date on an alleged shoplifting incident involving a 66-year-old Boyle County man with dementia from back in October.

An online program aimed at improving diet, exercise and other modifiable risk factors for dementia has resulted in better cognition in older adults, Australian research has found.

Researchers explore the impact of exercise on the short-term regulation of insulin pathways in brain circuits.

Some researchers and clinicians have pointed to significant personality changes—like increased neuroticism—as potential early ...

Scientists have recently shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing ...

Aging is a social process as well as a biological one, and we have to figure out ways to cope with our greying and the ...

The chance of getting dementia generally increases with age. The likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia is more than six times higher in people aged 80 and over compared to those aged 65-79. Not ...

A recent study suggests that taking a vitamin D supplement could lower your risk for dementia as you age, especially for women. Here's what a doctor says.

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today's toll, researchers reported this month. That estimate is based on a new study that found a higher ...

Dementia affects millions of people nationwide, with Federal health leaders saying over 6 million older adults are living with Alzheimer's. "How well society can afford to take care of people in ...