NEW ORLEANS — Every three seconds someone in the world develops a case of dementia. The estimated cost of that brain illness is a staggering $1.3 trillion. But you can lower your risk by knowing the ...

Residents 60 and older in seven Central New York counties and northern counties can receive a free memory loss screening at their local Office for the Aging starting in November. The screening is part ...

Why should I get a memory test? As we age, our brains undergo both anatomical and chemical changes. Shrinkage begins in our 30s and 40s, with the prefrontal cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus ...

Residents over the age of 60 in seven central New York communities: Cayuga, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and Tompkins, will be able to receive free memory screenings from their local ...

When doctors suspect Alzheimer's, they can order a blood test to learn whether a patient's brain contains the sticky amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the disease. But the results of that test ...

Western Sydney University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. If you or a loved one have noticed changes in your memory or thinking as you’ve grown older, this could reflect typical ...

The Stages of Objective Memory Impairment (SOMI) system predicted transitions from normal cognition to incident symptomatic cognitive impairment, longitudinal data showed. Over a mean follow-up of ...