Visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may help keep your brain healthy, according to research conducted at Rush.

Keeping active throughout life – particularly before the age of 50 – leads to changes in the brain that could help stave off dementia, according to a study.Researchers suggest this could be down to exercise helping to preserve the volume in the area of the brain that helps with thinking and memory.

A study has found that people who exercised throughout life were less likely to experience cognitive decline, even if they had key markers of Alzheimer's disease

Social engagement could have a major impact on the development of dementia, potentially delaying onset of the cognitive disease by five years, according to a new study. Researchers from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago monitored more than 1,900 participants without dementia through annual evaluations.

Losing your memories or forgetting important aspects of your life is nothing less than a nightmare, but it is the reality for people suffering from dementia. While there is no way to prevent dementia,

Could changes in cholesterol be a warning sign of dementia? A new study suggests that older adults whose cholesterol fluctuates significantly over time are more likely to develop dementia than those with stable levels.

Shorter telomeres are linked to higher risks of stroke, dementia, and depression, but lifestyle factors may help counteract these effects. Shorter telomeres, the protective caps on chromosomes, are considered a marker of accelerated biological aging and may be linked to a higher risk of stroke,

Researchers have linked daily consumption of certain amounts of processed red meats to increased dementia risk, but some doctors question the claim.

Tracking lipid variability may be a reliable method of predicting dementia and cognitive decline among community-dwelling older adults, according to new research from Neurology.“Dementia and cognitive decline are major health issues disproportionately affecting older adults and have an insidious onset,

A study found that older adults with anxiety may have an increased risk of developing dementia—but this risk decreased once their anxiety was treated.

As Helena Brisby dozed off on Monday afternoon, she was awakened by the smell of smoke and rushed to her son's room, where the sight of flames from the deck on fire was horrifying.

To help caregivers protect their loved ones with dementia from the potential dangers of wandering in wintertime where frigid temperatures, snow, and ice create additional safety risks,