These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, a disease that is a form ...

In March 2020, Hannah Davis fell ill, and everything changed. Her respiratory symptoms were mild, but the neurological and cognitive fallout was frightening. “I could tell very early on that something ...

A large international study involving nearly 700 participants reveals that women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's disease show significantly less brain atrophy—decreased cortical thickness in ...

A woman in her 40s presented with progressive cognitive decline, expressive language difficulty and episodic confusion. Her initial symptoms were misattributed to psychiatric illness, and later to ...