An estimated 42% of U.S. adults aged 30 years or older have periodontitis, with about 7.8% of those adults having severe ...

A 2019 study, published in Porphyromonas gingivalis—suggested the pathogen responsible for gum disease may be the culprit ...

Researchers analyzed the brain of a woman with down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease, and were shocked to discover that ...

Poor retinal health in midlife is associated with increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias later on, ...

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have found a new “energy switch” in immune cells in the brain, ...

A 29-year-old man who has been told that he will develop dementia symptoms when he is in his 40s has opened up about the 'cruel' disease in a moving film.

Nearly one out of 10 older adults in South Korea suffer from Alzheimer's disease, with the number of dementia patients ...

There's rosemary, that's for remembrance,' says Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet. So it is fitting that researchers would study a compound found in rosemary and sage -- carnosic acid -- for its impact ...

A new study has found that using electrical stimulation on specific brain areas may help some people with Alzheimer’s disease ...

An analysis of the global burden and temporal trends of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias (ADODs) reveals significant ...

For people with a certain sleep disorder, a simple blood test could help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms appear, a new study indicates. Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder ...

The brain of a US woman with Down syndrome showed the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease upon her death, yet she remained ...