A new study shows drinking apple juice may improve memory by preventing the decline of an essential neurotransmitter known as acetylcholine.

Midlife test may predict dementia risk. Test covers age, education, blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity, say Swedish & Finnish experts.

After the widely publicized failure of a potential vaccine for Alzheimers disease in 2002, new hope may be on the horizon.

New research shows that putting the Alzheimers disease drug Exelon in a patch instead of pills may simplify use and cut the drugs side effect of nausea and vomiting.

A computer card game may help identify older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Eating a healthy diet and exercising in middle age may make you less likely to have dementia decades later.

Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia have yearly global costs $248 billion, Swedish researchers estimate.

A spinal-fluid test may detect Alzheimers disease decades before it causes dementia, U.S. researchers report.

A natural substance linked to longer lifespan fights Alzheimers disease, mouse studies suggest.

Comparing dirty, wild rats and mice to their squeaky-clean laboratory-bred counterparts may help explain why people who live in industrialized societies have higher rates of allergy and autoimmune diseases than those who live in less developed areas.

A gentle and quiet DNA vaccine stops Alzheimers disease in lab mice, a new study shows.

The first signs of Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia among older people may be physical rather than mental, new research suggests.

If everyone with Alzheimers disease had a case manager for their Alzheimers care, it might help Alzheimers patients and their caregivers, a new study shows.

Research links a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, cereals, and olive oil to a lower risk of Alzheimers disease.

Women who undergo ovary removal before menopause may have an increased risk of dementia, a Mayo Clinic study suggests.

The Alzheimers drug Aricept may fight severe Alzheimers disease, according to a new study.

Stigma about Alzheimers disease may delay Alzheimers diagnosis by up to six years, according to a new survey.

There were 11 deaths in vascular dementia patients taking the Alzheimers drug Aricept in a clinical study -- and no deaths in patients taking inactive placebo pills.

Some types of blood pressure drugs may reduce the risk of Alzheimers disease, new research shows.

Depression may speed up symptoms of Alzheimers disease, new research shows.