Alzheimer’s disease has long been a diagnosis that arrives only after memory begins to fray, by which time brain damage is ...

A newly released clinical review is reshaping how researchers and clinicians understand memory loss, identifying six primary ...

Other conditions, including untreated sleep apnea, can also affect your memory, Fotuhi says. Mental processes such as attention, stress, pain, lack of sleep, and low levels of depression and anxiety ...

A flavanol-rich diet may help older adults avoid age-related memory loss, new research shows. Flavanols are a type of flavonoid and are important for reducing inflammation. Nutrition experts explain ...

Memory concerns don’t have to become inevitable realities after age 40. The brain possesses remarkable plasticity throughout life, and strategic interventions beginning in the fifth decade can ...

From staying active to a healthy diet, there are many ways to boost your brain as you get older. “What we’ve learned in the past 10 years is how much lifestyle interventions can really prevent or ...

In animal studies, GM-CSF has been shown to reduce brain inflammation, slow neuron loss, and even reverse memory problems ...

Some mild forgetfulness is a normal part of aging. But when does this occasional absentmindedness become something we should be concerned about? And are there measures we can take to minimize or even ...

New research highlights two crucial, preventable dementia risk factors beyond memory loss: high "bad" cholesterol in mid-life and untreated vision loss in later years. These factors, now recognized by ...

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As a primary care physician, I often have older patients come to me worried about dementia. They tell me they've been forgetting names or where they put their keys, and they're concerned that such ...

New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early ...