For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

Lithium—a decades-old treatment for bipolar disorder—may hold potential neuroprotective benefits beyond mood stabilization.

Blood pressure medications have long been prescribed primarily for cardiovascular health, but emerging evidence suggests certain classes of these drugs may offer remarkable cognitive benefits for ...

But scientists are now warning that some commonly used drugs may have an unexpected effect on the brain, especially in older ...

A clinical trial suggests that low-dose lithium may slow the decline of verbal memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and amyloid-beta.

U.S. and Israel attacked Iran with missile strikes on Saturday morning by Molly Shen,KOMONewsReporter SEATTLE — There's new hope for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. A new medication ...

A session room at the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research Although shrouded in taboo since their ...

A single memory can shape the course of a person’s entire life. For Farah Lubin, Ph.D., distinguished professor in the UAB Department of Neurobiology, memories didn’t just influence her life—they ...

A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine may change the way we understand memory. Until now, memories have been explained by the activity of neurons that respond to learning events and ...