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High blood pressure, chest pains or irregular heart beat linked to impaired memory.

Women who have dementia start losing weight at least 10 years before the disease is diagnosed, a new study shows.

Researchers report that older women who drank three or more cups of coffee a day, or an equivalent amount of caffeine-rich tea, had sharper memories...

A new study finds that diabetes is also linked to an increased risk for mild cognitive impairment, a condition marked by difficulties in thinking and learning. In some people, mild cognitive impairment may be an "early," transitional form of Alzheimer's disease.

Therapy Pets Prove Soothing to People with Alzheimer's Well-trained cats and dogs can be a big comfort for someone with dementia.

Men and women who inherit a certain gene lived to a ripe old age with memory intact.

Obese adults scored worse on cognitive tests.

Seniors who lost the most weight were more likely to develop dementia.

Depression, delusions, hallucinations, and constipation may all cause aggression in seniors with dementia.

Various drug treatments may impair thinking in elderly people.

Alzheimer's cases are set to double every 20 years.

Being obese in your middle years may increase your chances of developing dementia later.

Elevated levels of insulin may lead to inflammation and play a role in the onset of Alzheimer's.

Statin drugs for the heart may not offer aid for the brain, a large new study reports.

As a group, Latinos may develop dementia at a younger age.

Excess weight in middle age may up your risk for dementia.

High cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking may all up your risk for Alzheimer's disease.

Certain medicines for high blood pressure may slow the deterioration of Alzheimer's disease.

Hispanics and Blacks were particularly vulnerable to the mind-ravaging illness.

Certain vegetables may aid the brain and memory.

A large drop in blood pressure may signal dementia in seniors.

Mental decline joins the list of many ills related to cigarettes.

Having a stroke may up your risk for dementia, especially if you also have heart disease.

The demands of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's can impair physical well being.