The finding may open a whole new world in the study of Alzheimer's disease, said biophysicist Aneta Stefanovska.

Gum disease, or periodontitis, has been linked to poorer cognitive function. Researchers believe this connection may be due ...

New research shows that heavy lifetime use of cannabis — more than 1,000 times — is associated with reduced activity in areas ...

Yet despite decades of research, no treatment has been created that arrests Alzheimer’s cognitive deterioration, let alone reverses it. That dismal lack of progress is partly because of the infinite ...

Charles Piller, author of the new book Doctored, says the scientific community needs “to take a good hard look in the mirror.

SaveHealth provides an overview of Alzheimer's disease, including treatment and coping mechanisms for those with the disease ...

“Beer is comprised completely of empty calories with no nutritional value,” said Dr. Byran Ho, a neurologist and director of ...

Westend61/Getty Images Researchers continue to search ... although newer treatments reduce the characteristic brain lesions of Alzheimer’s and may slow cognitive decline. Now, research has ...

lucigerma/iStock / Getty Images Plus In their study ... 39 percent less of a healthy protein known to decrease with Alzheimer's—brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF for short.

Being able to erase bad memories and traumatic flashbacks could help in the treatment of a host of different mental health ...

Having trouble remembering this? Here’s a fail-proof way to remember your to-do list, according to psychologists.

Findings reveal the memory-related brain processes that generate unwanted thoughts when people are sleep deprived ...