Sedentary behavior – long periods of sitting, lying down or reclining – is linked to major risk factors for dementia. Active ...

Science-backed strategies The brain does not simply deteriorate with age. Research over the past decade has shifted how ...

Can you prevent dementia? A brain health expert explains that while dementia can't always be prevented, certain everyday ...

Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get good at crosswords.

Kampmann’s work, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), maps cellular “decision points” that determine whether brain cells survive or die — laying the groundwork for treatments that ...

At least 45% of global dementia risk is related to lifestyle factors that we have some control over,” one neuroscientist told ...

A University of New Mexico scientist is revealing what might be one of the most overlooked causes of dementia — damage in the brain’s tiny blood vessels. Dr. Elaine Bearer has created a new way to ...

Dementia has long been framed as a slow, irreversible loss of neurons, but a new line of research is shifting attention to the blood vessels that feed the brain. Scientists are now testing whether ...

Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or even decades, before you experience memory loss?

A new study showed that regularly listening to music, whether its' from Sir Mix A Lot (pictured here) or someone else, is associated with lower likelihoods of cognitive decline and dementia. (Photo by ...