Older women are affected by the environment in which they live. New research suggests that the socioeconomic status of their neighborhoods can have an impact on their mental vitality.

We all know that smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity are at the root of more serious problems - heart disease and cancer. Now we can add brain shrinkage to the list.

Vitamin D has received a great deal of attention lately. It's been demonstrated to aid in a number of conditions. Scientists have found that it may also help ward off dementia.

For all wine lovers, add to the list one more benefit to drinking red wine in moderation: its ability to fight Alzheimer's Disease. The natural antioxidant found in grape seeds, and highly present in red wine, may protect against dementia such as Alzheimer's.

Dementia can be brought on by a number of risk factors. One of the most surprising that has recently been linked to the cognitive impairment, however, is a type of heart condition involving restricted arteries.

Eyeglasses, dentures and hearing aids may not seem like causes of dementia. But they appear to matter much more than we think.

Soldiers and professional football players were never presumed to have the safest jobs. But in addition to physical injuries, research suggests the two occupations also can lead to an increased risk of dementia.

Elderly adults who live in institutions like nursing homes are more likely to experience a syndrome known as “sundowning”—and now researchers have clues as to why.

Many doctors are not detecting the early signs of dementia, according to recent research. It can be difficult to identify people with dementia because primary care physicians have busy practices and might miss early symptoms.

Progressive supranuclear palsy is a rare and devastating disease with no known treatments. New genetic clues could provide new insights into  neurodegenerative therapies.