A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

Learn to spot and avoid common scams with the help of AARP's Fraud Resource Center. Help Register Login Login Hi, %{firstName}% Hi, %{firstName}% Games Car rental A 3 a.m. phone call to a dementia ...

Background People from minoritised ethnic groups are more likely to be impacted by dementia. In the general population, ...

A novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool has revealed how disease-linked proteins misfold into harmful structures, a key ...

The massive dataset from a new study is a step towards unravelling the mystery of how our brains work and could lead to ...

The shingles vaccine reduced dementia risk by 20 percent in a recent study. The vaccine’s protective effect against dementia was more pronounced in women. Shingles vaccination is recommended for ...

According to real-world data, individuals who received the zoster vaccine had about 20 percent less risk of developing dementia compared to their unvaccinated peers. The findings, reported in Nature, ...

A man whose wife is living with early onset dementia has spoken out about the first symptom he noticed prior to her diagnosis. Husband and wife John and Heather, from Halifax, Canada, decided to ...

"Dementia" is a broad term for cognitive disorders affecting memory, reasoning, and behavior. As dementia progresses, it can become increasingly difficult for patients to carry out everyday tasks ...

A new study has found a link between 'bad' cholesterol and the risk of dementia. It suggests that common cholesterol-lowering medicines, like statins, can help protect brain health as we age, even in ...

Overall, glucose-lowering therapy was not significantly associated with a reduction in all-cause dementia or cognitive impairment. Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP ...