The condition isn’t entirely preventable — age, genetics, and environmental influences can all play a role. But some lifestyle-related risk factors are within your control. Below, neurologists share the three most important risk factors to address if you want to prevent dementia, and the best steps you can start taking today.

A three-step process underscores new clinical practice guidelines for primary and specialty care clinicians to evaluate patients who may have cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer's or a related disease.

Antibiotic use was not associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in healthy older adults, according to a recent study.

Higher urinary metal levels were associated with poorer cognition and increased risk for dementia in a new study.

But as dementia tightens its grip, the stakes increase. Once cognitive issues grow severe, you’re at greater risk of coercion or elder abuse. “It’s overwhelmingly friends, family, neighbors and acquaintances who help themselves when they see that they can,

three women caregivers revealed both the profound challenges and unexpected joys of caring for loved ones with dementia

Together, these add up to the Lancet Commission on Dementia’s estimate that 45% of dementia risk can be reduced. And an abundance of new research shows that when risk factors are addressed, such as exposure to air pollution, they are linked with improved cognition and likely reduction of dementia risk.

The holiday season can be a stressful time for everyone — but particularly for those living with dementia, as well as their caregivers and loved ones. Statistics show that an estimated 6.7 ...

The presence of CVD may increase the risk of developing dementia among older patients with RA, though CVD was not found to mediate this relationship.

A woman who has campaigned for greater support for footballers with dementia has been appointed MBE in the New Year Honours. Penelope Watson, from Tollerton in Nottinghamshire, is the wife of former England international football player Dave Watson, who was diagnosed with the condition in 2014.

This could present as a sign in the hands, with "constant" wringing potentially indicating restlessness, a symptom often experienced by those with dementia. They might also fidget and pull at their clothes. The charity added: "Many people with dementia become restless and may fidget or pace up and down.