Social engagement could have a major impact on the development of dementia, potentially delaying onset of the cognitive disease by five years, according to a new study. Researchers from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago monitored more than 1,900 participants without dementia through annual evaluations.

Police said that Ralph Marinello, 77, went missing Tuesday afternoon from his home on Parkville Street on the city's Northeast Side.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Older adults with anxiety may have a greater risk of developing dementia, a study found.The study also found that a participant’s elevated dementia risk decreased after their anxiety was resolved.

New research comparing different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias found no significant differences in patient behavioral symptoms or caregiver strain,

For the first time, the Amarillo Public Library will offer a free three week Caregiver Dementia Training course.

Researchers have linked daily consumption of certain amounts of processed red meats to increased dementia risk, but some doctors question the claim.

Dementia claims the lives of smarter people sooner, scientists have discovered. People who spend more years at school or in education are likely to deteriorate from the neurodegenerative disease faster, according to the biggest study of its kind. Scientists have dubbed the phenomenon the “cognitive reserve paradigm”.

Recent studies have shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Now, new research suggests a link between the dreaming

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man, diagnosed with dementia, missing from the Ferrum area.

Classic brands from the past are being used to help people struggling with memory loss, but funding for the project has now ended. | ITV National News

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

Vaccines, antibiotics, antiviral medications and anti-inflammatory drugs are all associated with a reduced risk of dementia, researchers reported in a study published Tuesday in the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions .