Scientists say they have developed a way of testing how well, or badly, your body is ageing.

 Tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug has prevented mice developing dementia, a study shows.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plans to build national centres for the elderly following a Japanese model have been on the agenda of health care co-operation between Viet Nam and Japan,

 The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain's "GPS system".

 A spice commonly found in curries may boost the brain's ability to heal itself, according to a report in the journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy.

 British scientists have made a "major step forward" in developing a blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

 A free 10-minute online test developed by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) is helping people assess their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, the university said on Friday.

A group of scientists have discovered 11 new genes that may be tied to the late-onset form of the dementia disease during the largest genetic analysis of Alzheimer's that ever completed.

 Mothers who breastfeed run a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, with longer periods of breastfeeding further reducing the risk, a new study paper unveiled on Monday.

 US President Barack Obama announced a $100 million project to map the intricate inner mysteries of the human brain, targeting cures for diseases like Alzheimer's.