Rising diagnoses of young onset dementia highlight the need for early recognition and timely evaluation of a condition that disrupts patients’ careers, families, and financial stability.

A team from the University of Barcelona has designed and validated in animal models an innovative compound with a pioneering ...

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss ...

Findings seen in pilot study of older adults with mild cognitive impairment, but other coprimary outcomes did not meet significance thresholds.

A recent study published in the journal GeroScience suggests that a person’s overall physical and mental reserve can predict ...

Researchers identified in mice a microbiome–gut–brain pathway in which age-associated changes in gut microbes increase medium-chain fatty acids that impair vagal sensory signaling and hippocampal ...

Although we've all experienced the sensation of "eating" with our eyes and noses before food meets mouth, much less is known about the information superhighway, known as the vagus nerve, that sends ...

Memory formation involves complex processes within the brain. When you experience something, like placing your keys on a table, neurons in the brain activate in a specific pattern. The strength of ...

A new comedic play and a 20-year neurology study explore what we can do to prevent dementia and cognitive decline.

You could swear you left your phone on the table near the door. And you’re having a hard time summoning up your recently changed ATM PIN. Everyone has memory glitches, but there’s no question you may ...

Forgetting small everyday details can feel alarming. Yet doctors say many of these moments are linked to stress, sleep loss, ...