Dementia is expected to proliferate along with the super elderly. So health practitioners are focused on screening for it.

For decades, scientists have struggled to understand exactly how years of taking hits to the head while playing sports can translate into severe memory loss and dementia later in life. Now, a study ...

Researchers say a simple blood test could help flag which older women face a higher risk of dementia long before any symptoms ...

Following a healthy dietary pattern has been linked with slower brain aging and a lower risk of age-related cognitive decline ...

Researchers found that caregiving, regardless of frequency, was linked to improved brain health in older adults ...

Researchers say they have developed a blood test that can help predict the start of Alzheimer's disease symptoms, allowing ...

Memory loss is often viewed as a brain problem, but the digestive system plays a major role. Research published in Nature shows that age-related bacterial changes disrupt nerve communication, and ...

Reaction time reflects brain processing speed; simple tests like the ruler drop can reveal attention, coordination, and early cognitive changes.

New research has looked into whether there is a link between cannabis use and dementia as we age, and the findings reveal a more nuanced picture of the risks of cannabis. Weed consistently ranks as ...

A new study suggest that brief exercise, such as 20 minutes of moderate cycling, can boost brain activity, which may help to improve memory.

Researchers said: "Scientists now know that it begins many years before symptoms appear” ...

A groundbreaking blood test measuring tau protein levels could help predict dementia risk up to 25 years before symptoms ...