Experts have warned that by 2050, dementia diagnoses are expected to triple, mostly due to an aging population. I don’t think they were expecting that a popularly prescribed drug for back pain could potentially double our risks.

It’s become increasingly clear that the health of your heart can affect the health of your brain. In fact, studies have found a link between high blood pressure and dementia. How much can you lower it to reduce your risk?

Discussing vaccines can put people on opposites ends of the spectrum, but if you’re somewhere in the middle and you’ve been thinking about the shingles vaccine, a growing connection to dementia may be the deciding factor for you…

Obesity has been linked to cognitive decline, even Alzheimer’s, but researchers questioned if it really was the weight, which can take years to gain, or the high-fat foods harming the brain. In just three days, they had their answer.

Women are almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s as men. While the exact reason has been a mystery, there are plenty of plausible theories. But a connection between two molecules is strong enough to even lead to a blood test for early detection…

Stroke can change or take your life in an instant. But one type, known as a mini-stroke, is often referred to as a warning stroke. Heed it and you might escape significant harm. But that adage no longer holds up…