Health Alzheimer's Disease study plans to study 2,000 volunteers' brain scans and blood work to identify biomarkers of dementia-causing diseases sooner.

Symptoms that are sometimes diagnosed as part of dementia might actually be related to a treatable liver condition, according to a recent study. Up to 13% of patients believed to have dementia are ...

Although some people might benefit from medications, lifestyle behaviors that can help reduce stroke risk include healthy ...

The new study, lauded as “a leap beyond previous studies," found that severe infections can lead to long-term cognitive problems. In other news about the brain, the military has begun testing new ways ...

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

New details have emerged into how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain. Researchers have identified cellular changes in the brains of people with the disease — and a timeline of when they occur.

Rats perform better on memory tests when certain brainwave-producing neurons are stimulated while they sleep. If we can boost ...

Researchers are investigating whether diabetes and eye disease drugs could also be used to treat or even prevent dementia.

A new law effective this month should help police officers provide more compassionate treatment of people with neurocognitive ...

Tallulah Moon, 5, has SPG56, a degenerative brain disease that is caused by a rare gene mutation. Now, the family is selling ...