Dementia is one of the most feared conditions of aging. It affects memory, thinking, and independence, and its impact is felt ...
Scientists have made an important discovery that could change how doctors understand two serious brain diseases: Amyotrophic ...
Researchers followed 793 people in their 30s and 40s with an average age of 39 over 16 years. Vitamin D levels were tested at the beginning of the study; those with levels below 30 nanograms per ...
Past studies show that eating a healthy, nutritious diet — such as a plant-based diet — may help in lowering a person’s risk ...
A higher-dose of influenza vaccination reduced the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by nearly 55 percent compared to 40 percent ...
UChicago PME researchers trace a new pathway of disruptive chemical messages that could help explain why heavy smokers face ...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of approximately 4.5 million people suggests that how much you move, sit, and sleep ...
New research has linked levels of vitamin D in midlife with toxic tangles of tau protein that accumulate in the brains of ...
The researchers examined Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration, a form of dementia often misdiagnosed.
Higher optimism in adults aged 70 and older was associated with a lower risk of developing dementia over up to 14 years of ...
A new study links feelings of optimism with a lower risk of dementia. The more optimistic someone is, the research showed, ...
Five common behaviors, from what you eat to how you manage stress and inflammation, that can shape your risk of dementia over ...