Maintaining muscle might be one way to help prevent dementia, new research suggests. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Maintaining muscle might be one way to help prevent dementia, new research ...

Dementia is a devastating condition that impacts up to 10 percent of older adults. And while there's no cure, getting diagnosed early can help patients get on a treatment plan and families prepare.

Older individuals with apparent skeletal muscle mass loss were at greater risk of developing dementia, researchers found. People with low temporalis muscle mass -- a set of jawbone muscles linked to ...

We lose muscle as we age, and that's bad news for our bones, fitness and fall risk, and it's also potentially a significant ...

Maintaining muscle tone may be one way to prevent dementia, new research suggests. A study presented Tuesday at the meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago examined how muscle ...

This is jaw-dropping news. Obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking are among the known risk factors for dementia, a loss of cognitive functioning that affects nearly 7 million Americans.

Maintaining muscle might be one way to help prevent dementia, new research suggests. "We found that older adults with smaller skeletal muscles are about 60% more likely to develop dementia when ...