Mayo Clinic launched a new prion test, RT-QuIC Prion, CSF, which can distinguish prion disease from other causes of rapidly ...

A new study sheds light on just how important physical activity is to brain health, cognitive function and dementia ...

And Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center director Dr Ronald Petersen says you can’t prevent dementia, but you can reduce ...

There's no single test to diagnose dementia; it’s a process. You may go through several types of tests. The tests look at how your brain thinks or reasons (cognitive tests), functions ...

Diet and heart health linked to dementia risk: A study found that ... According to the Mayo Clinic, high cholesterol’s main cause is an unhealthy diet, high in saturated fats.