Owning a pet is known to be healing for both mind and body, with its health and welfare benefits increasingly recognized in ...

This is a sponsored story, created and edited exclusively by Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Tokyo Updates website. Among Japan's challenges as a super-aging society is a rise in cases of ...

Japan is one of the fastest ageing society in the world. The country is now also grappling with a rising number of cases of ...

Japan is one of the fastest-ageing societies in the world, with almost a third of its population over 65 years old. As a result, the county is seeing more and more cases of dementia each year ...

A Japanese study reveals that dog owners aged 65 and above have a nearly 40% lower risk of developing dementia compared to ...

Researchers found a ‘significant association’ between those who drank more green tea and lower cerebral white matter lesions ...

This is the year to be optimistic about Alzheimer’s disease says one of Australia’s leading dementia researchers.

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers report. That estimate is based on a new study that found a higher lifetime risk than ...

Researchers at the University of California - San Francisco (UCSF) found people who took longer to reach REM sleep were at a ...

Many who begin later in life hope the complex manner of playing, with each hand moving independently, can help prevent dementia. The Mainichi Shimbun spoke with an expert who says that for elders ...

These may include reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, maintaining skin health, promoting weight loss, and even reducing the risk of dementia. A new study, from Japan, provides further ...