An estimated 7.4 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2026 report — and millions more have other forms of dementia that go undiagnosed for years because the early signs are easy to explain away.

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are expected to more than double by 2060. As June marks Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, three University of Florida researchers are working to improve clinicians' ability to distinguish between these diseases - a critical step toward earlier diagnosis and better outcomes.

A photo exhibition aims to change perceptions of dementia by showing the joy many still experience.

With dementia cases expected to nearly triple worldwide by 2050, researchers are increasingly focused on identifying ways to prevent or delay the disease. While lifestyle and health-related factors, such as blood pressure control and physical activity,

Charity chief tells the ECHO "People living with, and affected by, dementia are absolutely at the heart of everything we do"

An estimated 7.4 million Americans aged 65 and older are now living with Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association's 2026 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report, and that number is projected to climb to nearly 13 million by 2050.

The first known analysis of pooled worldwide population-based data on dementia with Lewy bodies shows incidence is higher than that of other uncommon neurological disorders.

Dementia isn’t just about memory loss. We are breaking down what’s happening in the brain, what causes dementia and the different types.

On a Thursday in April, a few hundred people, many of them older Black women, sat in the main hall at Impact Church, located in a converted warehouse near the airport in Atlanta. The windowless sanctuary was dark, but theater lights and the crowd’s energy illuminated the stage.

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are expected to more than double by 2060. As June marks Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, three University of Florida researchers are working to improve clinicians' ability to distinguish between these diseases—a critical step toward earlier diagnosis and better outcomes.