Dementia is often thought of as a distant possibility or something that only affects those in the last years of their life. But new research is challenging this: the risk of developing dementia ...

Alzheimer's disease researchers say they've built a method using simple blood tests to predict if and when someone may show ...

The survival rates of people with early onset dementia—diagnosed before the age of 65—vary considerably by clinical type, but sex, age, family history and co-existing conditions aren't specific risk ...

Community-based social groups could play a crucial role in empowering people with early-onset dementia, according to new UBC research. The study, led by UBC nursing professor Alison Phinney, focused ...

All-cause mortality risk was over six times higher for people with young-onset dementia versus controls. Median survival was 8.7 years, but varied by clinical type. People with young-onset ...

“I love my house, but I love my husband more,” Karen Sandone tells PEOPLE ...

Researchers at the new Center for Brain Health at UT Health San Antonio are studying midlife testing for early-onset dementia with blood-based biomarkers to see if they can detect disease activity up ...

A Washington man appeared to be destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease — but against all genetic odds, he has eluded the common dementia for decades. Researchers at the Washington University School ...

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