Alzheimer's Disease

Common life stressors — such as divorce, widowhood or losing a job — may increase the risk of dementia later in life, a new study of women in Sweden suggests.

Alzheimer's disease and cancer are both diseases of aging, but interestingly, having one of these conditions lowers the risk of developing the other.

A virus called cytomegalovirus might be linked with the development of Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.

Eating a high fat diet may increase levels of a protein called amyloid-beta, which is linked to Alzheimer's disease.

People with the heart condition atrial fibrillation may develop dementia earlier than people without the condition.

Cognitive stimulation such as reading a book may reduce the accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain.

A new study indicates a specific gene makes people more prone to developing Alzheimer's.

There definitely is a distinction between signs of Alzheimer's disease and normal aging.

More than half of people who develop the disease early are diagnosed with other kinds of dementia.