The researchers say the sleepiness association could mean that changes in sleep over time indicate a woman is at higher risk ...

As a health writer who entered this field after years of battling to have my own symptoms taken seriously, I'm no stranger to ...

Coleen Nolan suffered in agony watching her mum succumb to Alzheimer's and has now urged her own children not to watch her ...

Survival can vary widely, from about 9 years for women at age 60 to just 2 years for men at age 85. However, forecasting the ...

For some, persistent daytime drowsiness can be more than just a function of getting older – it could be a warning sign of ...

Women aged 80 and older who experience increased sleepiness are twice as likely to develop dementia as those with stable ...

UC San Francisco study finds women over 80 who experience increased daytime sleepiness face twice the risk of developing ...

A recent study determined the lifetime risk of developing dementia is double that of previous estimates. But there’s good ...

Sleep is vital for brain health but researchers say there could be a connection between how someone sleeps and their ...

Feeling increasingly sleepy over a five-year period has been linked with double the risk of developing dementia for women in their eighties. It is estimated that 982,000 Britons have dementia ...