Early-life hardship linked to decline in memory and thinking in later life
In a new study, researchers found that early-life adversity can have long-term effects on people's memory and thinking in later life.
They showed that experiencing...
This blood pressure number may help predict dementia, brain lesions
In a recent study, researchers found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood pressure test could be important when it comes...
New finding offers fresh hope for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
In a new study, researchers have discovered a new biomarker that could be used to detect Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms emerge.
The research was...
Hearing aids may help delay cognitive decline, improve brain function
In a new study, researchers found that wearing hearing aids may delay cognitive decline in older adults and improve brain function.
The research was conducted...
Scientists find a new way to reverse brain aging
More and more research shows that, with age, the filtration system that prevents molecules or infectious organisms in the blood from leaking into the...
Misuse of opioids may change the brain permanently
A recent study from the University of California San Diego found that opioid dependence may produce permanent changes in the brain.
They reported that dependence...
Cambridge study shows brain inflammation linked to dementia
In a new study, researchers found that inflammation in the brain may be more widely implicated in dementia than was previously thought.
They say the...
This type of antibiotic drug may effectively treat common dementia
Frontotemporal dementia is the most common type of early-onset dementia.
It typically begins between ages 40 and 65 and affects the frontal and temporal lobes...
These personality traits may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, researchers found that certain personality traits protect brain structures against neuro-degeneration.
They found people who are less agreeable but with a...
New finding may improve high blood pressure and dementia treatments
For decades, scientists have suspected that the brain had a way of monitoring and regulating its own blood flow separate from the body-wide blood...