Women are at much greater risk of dementia than men—as many as two-thirds of people in the US with Alzheimer’s disease are women—and likely for a mix of reasons that experts are still parsing out. One ...

Bruce Willis and his wife Emma Hemming Willis have crafted their own language so they can continue communicating as he ...

A new Mayo Clinic study reveals that a common sleep disorder affecting over 70 million Americans, increases dementia risk by 40 percent equivalent to aging the brain by an additional 3.5 years.

The researchers believe that their findings could lead to new treatments. For example, future therapies might try to make the ...

To learn more about the health benefits of doing jigsaw puzzles, we spoke with expert therapists and neurologists. Here, they ...

The researchers discovered that a protein called TDP-43 builds up inside astrocytes. This was especially common in the ...

As life expectancy increases across the world, the challenge of keeping the brain sharp has become a central issue in public ...

A mutation causes a defect in the production of exosomes, which has been shown to drive the progression of Alzheimer's ...

Diabetes can also weaken the brain’s protective barrier, letting harmful substances in. This leads to inflammation. Reduced ...

Animal research has shown promise for a combination of green tea and vitamin B3 as a way to protect against Alzheimer's ...

A weekend of burgers, fries and hot dogs will probably have you thinking more about your waistline than your brain, but a new ...

Usually affectionate, it was when Bruce Willis started to become indifferent to his family that his wife, Emma, started to ...