Understanding the distinction between dementia vs Alzheimer’s is essential for proper diagnosis, treatment and care. The two conditions are often discussed together, especially when it comes to ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Some forms of dementia may not be confined to the central nervous system; they may not even begin in the brain.

Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training - in this case, speed of processing ...

Dementia risk is significantly higher in women than in men worldwide, and social and economic disadvantages among women could be to blame, a new study suggests. Prior research has found a higher ...

Wendy Williams was deemed “permanently incapacitated” due to frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia. Her legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, disclosed the 60-year-old’s health update ...

Finding out that someone close to you has dementia is difficult. Children and young people, who may not fully understand what dementia is or how to cope with their emotions, may need extra support.

Scientists examined over 131,000 healthy individuals, who consumed 2 -3 cups of caffeinated coffee or 1 - 2 cups of tea. They ...

The death of a young dementia patient has saddened people across the UK after news emerged this week. Andre Yarham, from Norfolk, was thought to be the UK's youngest dementia patient prior to his ...

Mark Stewart talks ahead of a new ultrasound trial in Oxford to help prevent Lewy Body Dementia.

Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, which is used to describe a group of brain disorders that affect the brain's frontal and temporal lobes. These parts of the ...