A blood sample small enough to come from a finger prick, paired with a set of online thinking tests, may offer a new way to ...

The 5-Cog assessment tool helped improve dementia-related care in primary care patients. 5-Cog tripled the odds that a patient would receive a dementia-related intervention within 90 days. The quick ...

Despite a lot of advancements in our understanding of dementia over the past few decades, doctors still don’t have a reliable way to tell who will develop the devastating condition. There's been quite ...

A person’s body can age faster than the calendar suggests, and that gap may carry important clues about dementia risk. In a ...

A finger prick blood test combined with online brain testing—all done from home—could one day effectively identify people's risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.

Dementia, which affects one in 10 older adults, is not a normal part of aging. Early detection and risk reduction are crucial ...

University of Exeter researchers say it could help reach people who have not yet seen a specialist.

Scores from neuropsychological assessments (in-depth, standardized evaluations of how a person's brain functions in various cognitive areas) are widely used to identify underlying cognitive abilities.

Lewy body disease is a serious condition that affects the brain. It can change how people think, move, and remember. It is not as well known as Alzheimer’s disease, but it is actually the second most ...

A ONE-MINUTE test which uses just a pen and paper could reveal if you’re at risk of dementia, experts say. The 60-second check, known as the semantic verbal fluency test, has been used by doctors ...