Political opponents, armchair pundits and even nervous supporters are demanding that President Joe Biden undergo such testing after his dismal debate performance – even though his physician says he ...

Eighty percent of older adults see the benefit of tests that can give an early warning that a person's memory and thinking abilities have started to decline, a new poll of people age 65 to 80 finds.

A portion of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a 10-minute test designed to detect mild cognitive impairment such as the onset of dementia. (Courtesy of MoCA) Doubts about the mental fitness of ...

Researchers have developed and validated a simple “peel-and-sniff” test that can be completed unsupervised at home to screen for cognitive impairment. It’s well known that impaired olfactory function ...

Research links speech hesitations like "um" and "uh" to executive function across adulthood. Your speech patterns reveal cognitive decline.

Researchers found that long-term driving behavior can reveal early signs of cognitive decline years before clinical diagnosis.

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who drink heavily may be at higher risk for falls than those with MCI who ...