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Would you go to the gym or pick up those free weights to prevent memory loss, sharpen your thinking, and protect you from dementia and Alzheimer's? New evidence suggests exercise is the best way to take care of your brain.

Shoes featuring GPS transmitters to help find wanderers suffering Alzheimer's disease or other dementia are coming soon to the U.S. market, Agence France-Presse reports.

In some cases, Alzheimer's disease may in fact be the result of an infection, and may be even be transmissible, a new study in mice suggests.

Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal: A blood test to screen people for Alzheimer's disease. An experimental test did a good job of indicating how much of the telltale Alzheimer's plaque lurks in people's brains, Australian researchers reported Wednesday. If the test proves accurate in larger studies, it could offer a way to check people having memory problems to see who needs more definitive testing for the disease.

Baby boomers—time for a health reality check. A new poll finds the generation worries most about cancer and memory loss.

Falling may be an early sign of Alzheimer's, according to new research. Older people whose brain scans showed signs of amyloid — an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease — but who were otherwise healthy, had twice the risk of falls as people without brain amyloid, found a study being presented Sunday at the Alzheimer's Association's annual International Conference in Paris.

Brain scans that detect early warning signs of Alzheimer's may be available in the United States as soon as this year.

The brains of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease start shrinking up to a decade before symptoms appear, a new study finds.

Keep working, have a sense of purpose—and don’t try to be happy. That’s the upshot of a couple of recent reports on several extensive studies.

Mastering a second language can pump up your brain in ways that seem to delay getting Alzheimer's disease later on, scientists said Friday....