Dementia affects nearly a million people in the UK, but spotting it early can help slow down the onset of symptoms as one ...

Brain health is now a top priority for businesses. Learn how workplace brain health boosts productivity, retention, and ...

Preserving levels of brain glucose metabolism can both slow cognitive decline and reduces the risk of conversion to dementia.

Yet despite decades of research, no treatment has been created that arrests Alzheimer’s cognitive deterioration, let alone reverses it. That dismal lack of progress is partly because of the infinite ...

Scientists have shown that specialized cells involved in how the body responds to insulin are activated in the brain after exercise, suggesting that physical activity may directly improve brain ...

Closing in on 25 years since the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks, WTC responders continue to suffer long-term effects from their exposures at Ground Zero. One issue of possible growing concern is ...

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is ...

In a mouse study, researchers found that zolpidem (Ambien), a common sleep aid, could prevent the brain from effectively ...

Dementia caused by traumatic brain injury is often static, whereas dementia caused by neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, is usually progressive and can eventually be fatal.

DiADeM is a tool to support GPs in diagnosing dementia for people living with advanced dementia in a care home setting. It has been developed by the Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Strategic Clinical ...

The likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia is more than six times higher in people aged 80 and over compared to those aged 65-79. Not everyone develops the condition as they age. Changes in the ...

The Mediterranean diet is associated with improved memory and learning in young rats, a recent study shows, suggesting that ...