Medicare Part B covers most dementia testing, including wellness visits, depression screenings, and brain scans. Additional coverage may help pay for treatments, medications, and additional costs ...

Two blood tests currently in development have shown 'very high accuracy' in detecting tell-tale signs of Alzheimer's disease, ...

Research shows frailty levels rise significantly before dementia, suggesting it could be a key marker for early ...

The health, physical activity and eating habits of 1,516 participants over-65s were monitored by a team of scientists in ...

Are you too busy to exercise during the week? A new study finds you can still protect your brain from cognitive decline.

Dementia Diagnostic Markers Change With Time of Day Oct. 2, 2024 — The time of day when blood is taken can affect the results of tests for diagnosing dementia, according to new ... New Therapy ...

Some researchers seek to establish a single abnormal result on a set of biomarker-based tests as sufficient to diagnose the ...

Older people whose cholesterol readings show big changes from one year to the next may be at an increased risk of cognitive problems as they age, including dementia.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and it affects around 944,000 people in the UK. A study has found a ...

Frailty is a strong predictor of dementia risk, with risk increasing by 40% with each 4-5 additional age-related health conditions.

and reaction time test. The outcome event was all-cause dementia, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia. Considering the multifaceted and complex pathways through which [metabolic syndrome] affects ...

Following their analysis, the researchers found that those who ate nuts everyday saw a 12 percent lower risk of developing ...