We’ve long known of the link between depression and dementia. Now, a new study pinpoints six depressive symptoms in middle age that can predict dementia more than two decades later. Dementia diagnoses ...

A new study finds multiple factors that may lead to a longer diagnosis time for dementia. zheng long/Stocksy Over the last few years, researchers have been focusing on finding new ways to help doctors ...

It happens. You’re mid-sentence when you realize you totally forgot what you’re saying, or you’re driving to work—on a route you’ve traveled 100 times—but you take a wrong turn. The truth is that ...

Here’s what to know about the other main types and how they affect the brain. By Dana G. Smith Alzheimer’s disease is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia, but it’s far from the only one. In ...

Six specific midlife depression symptoms were linked with higher dementia risk, according to prospective data. These symptoms included loss of confidence and problem-solving difficulties. Associations ...

Getting older comes with many changes, not the least of which are occasional memory lapses, which tend to worry many people in the moment. These cognitive changes can be totally normal, so there is no ...

A new blood test could determine a woman’s dementia risk as early as 25 years before symptoms emerge. That’s according to new research from the University of California San Diego, which found that a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Certain depressive symptoms during midlife, like a loss of confidence, increased the risk for dementia more than ...

Every three minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with dementia. It is not an easy diagnosis to receive for the patient or their loved ones. And fear about the condition, which affects around one ...

People with dementia are diagnosed an average of 3.5 years after symptoms are first noticed, or even longer (4.1 years) for those with early-onset dementia, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.