Dementia remains a leading cause of disability and dependency among older adults, affecting an estimated 55 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization.

Brain changes that start years before dementia symptoms appear may affect metabolism, appetite, mobility, and daily function, Dr. Wu says. All of these things can lead to unintended weight loss.

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 ...

A woman has shared her exact diet that helped her shed the pounds after weight loss jabs proved ineffective. Lynsey Copp, ...

Always the last one picked for team sports, she was cruelly nicknamed "splodge" after an overweight cartoon character. The ...

A 14-month randomized trial in older African American adults with obesity found that adopting a Mediterranean diet, with or ...

Boosting the brain’s sugar-clearing switch cuts toxic buildup and may explain why fasting looks good for memory.

WEIGHT loss, warding off dementia, ‘curing’ diabetes and now… anti-ageing powers? Is there anything the so-called fat jabs can’t do? While a medicine that reverses the clock would be a ...

Diabetics are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the general public. Could a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug also ...

US scientists called the strategy a 'powerful tool for combatting dementia', after conducting a series of studies on fruit flies and human stem cells.

"Falsified weight loss medicines have been detected across the world, including the UK. Some do not contain the active ingredient stated, while others contain another undeclared active ingredient," Dr ...

Remarkable new findings about the sugar stores in neurons have unlocked an entire new method of treating Alzheimer's disease ...