A recent study determined the lifetime risk of developing dementia is double that of previous estimates. But there’s good ...

By Paula Span Joan Presky worries about dementia. Her mother lived with Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years, the last seven in a memory-care residence, and her maternal grandfather developed ...

Women aged 80 and older who experience increased sleepiness are twice as likely to develop dementia as those with stable ...

For women in their 80s, experiencing increasing sleepiness during the day over a five-year period is associated with double ...