Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Your brain’s natural rinse cycle flows while you sleep. A new study suggests certain medications interfere with that ...

New drugs for early Alzheimer’s disease may allow people to live without help for up to 39 additional months, a new study estimates. But experts urge caution.

A personalized intervention for hearing care could help protect cognitive health in older adults at risk of dementia, ...

New research finds rising microplastic levels in human brains, raising health concerns and potential links to dementia.

Adults in their 70s with dementia experienced faster weight loss in the decade before diagnosis than their cognitively ...

Doug Whitney was supposed to develop Alzheimer's by 50. Now scientists are trying to understand why his brain remains healthy ...

A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta—a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings ...

Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However ... behaviour and ability to do daily tasks a full physical exam at least one brain scan (often with more specialist scans) ...

What are the main issues of living with dementia as a younger person? Younger people with dementia experience a range of challenges, which are often different to those that older people face. Younger ...

Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s,” Charles Piller looks how the amyloid hypothesis took over ...

A study confirms the positive effects of exercise on insulin signaling proteins in the brain. A study led by researchers ...