More than 6 million Americans are living with dementia, which affects memory, communication, reasoning and planning.

Memory loss often feels like something that arrives late in life. In reality, the story may begin much earlier, long before ...

Making life harder sounds deeply unfun, but it might be good for your cognitive function.

(Guido Mieth/Getty Images) What's good for your aging gut may also be good for your aging brain. A first-of-its-kind study in ...

Researchers found that people with atrial fibrillation had lower MRI-based glymphatic activity and poorer cognitive ...

A wealth of research links dementia risk to lifestyle choices and chronic illnesses. Among that data are studies that ...

Researchers have shown they can detect cognitive decline related to heavy alcohol use even before clinical dementia symptoms appear, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have found that electroacupuncture may help improve cognitive function ...

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