A new study shows the disparities — largely along lines of race, class and geography — have nearly doubled since 2000.

While education is known to bolster the brain’s resilience—referred to as "cognitive reserve"—it appears that individuals ...

To deliver on pledges from the Trump administration to make America healthy again, policymakers will need to close gaps in longevity among racial and ethnic groups.

The neurodegenerative disease is the leading cause of death in the UK and is caused by certain proteins clumping together in ...

The Die Hard star was spotted shaking hands with an emergency serviceman in a heartfelt moment that his wife, Emma Hemming ...

We now have two FDA-approved disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease, and hundreds of clinical trials are ...

Yet despite decades of research, no treatment has been created that arrests Alzheimer’s cognitive deterioration, let alone ...

How long one survives with dementia depends strongly on one’s age at diagnosis, ranging from about nine years at age 60 for ...

Adults who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be living shorter lives than they should, finds a new study.

Dementia cases in the U.S. are projected to double by 2060, with approximately one million new diagnoses annually, according to a study led by Johns Hopkins University. The research revealed that ...

Average life expectancy for patients with dementia ranges from 8.9 years after diagnosis at a mean age of 60 years for women to 2.2 years at a mean age of 85 years for men.

Adults living with ADHD could face a shortened life expectancy -- men with the condition could live about 7 years fewer and ...