Black Americans are less likely to receive special care for Alzheimer's, despite being twice as likely to develop dementia as white people.

Most older adults see the benefits of Alzheimer's screening, but only one in five have been tested in the past year, according to a new poll.

People with dementia end up in hospital ERs 1.4 million times a year. Better caregiver support could prevent future crises.

"Volunteering... could serve as a simple intervention in all older adults to protect against risk for Alzheimer's disease," says Yi Lor.

A machine learning model can differentiate normal cognition from mild cognitive impairment using retinal images from the eye.

There's a link between a blood condition called clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, and protection against Alzheimer’s.

Nursing home residents with dementia get better care when they're in the majority, but that's typically not the case, research finds.

Neurologist explains why recent trial of the drug lecanemab may offer hope for those with deadly disease.

People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome 21. Understanding the effects of those triplicated genes could help improve the health of those with Down syndrome and other medical conditions.

Researchers have identified several new genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease unique to Ashkenazi Jews.