It wasn't that long ago that the only way to test for Alzheimer's disease was to perform an autopsy on someone who had been ...

A new blood test test could determine how far Alzheimer's has progressed and could also help confirm whether another ...

Shingrix is a onetime vaccination, given in two doses a few months apart. The CDC recommends it starting at age 50 for most ...

Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.

Scientists have developed a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease that can help diagnose the neurodegenerative disease while ...

Spending lower proportions of time in two deep sleep stages — including REM sleep — may be linked to volume changes in ...

Statins are commonly prescribed to help cut the chance of heart attack and stroke. Now new research suggests they may have more benefits.Experts found that people who have low levels of "bad" ...

Several previous studies have suggested that shingles vaccinations might reduce dementia risk, but most could not exclude the ...

For some people with a high risk of Alzheimer's who received a drug called gantenerumab for eight years, their risk of ...

LDL levels below 70 mg/dL are tied to a lower risk of developing dementia in general and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia ...

More than 33,000 residents over the age of 65 in Bexar County are currently living with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a ...

The findings suggest that the shingles virus might play a role in causing at least a subset of dementia cases, Geldsetzer says, and the vaccine may protect against that. Alternatively, it could be ...