With age comes cognitive decline, but a neural pathway for mental health and emotional resilience may adapt over time to help process faces that are difficult to read.

Esmay Ford, five, from Devon, has been diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome, a rare and life-limiting genetic form of childhood ...

See why the ovary − often reduced to its reproductive role − menopause, age and estrogen affect a woman’s health throughout ...

Even daily use of low-level cannabis does not have a negative impact on cognition in older adults, recent research finds.

Not all memory loss is degenerative or permanent. Here's what medical experts say to do if you're experiencing symptoms.

Too often as patients age, doctors pile on prescriptions. The practice, known as polypharmacy, can be dangerous at any age but is particularly hazardous for elderly people, from raising the risk of ...

A major study suggests that smoking could be one of the most powerful lifestyle habits affecting how quickly our thinking ...

A new study suggests eating more antioxidant-rich foods may lower cognitive decline risk by 80%. Participants who ate the most foods rich in vitamins, magnesium, zinc and selenium had the best ...

Choreographer and first-time director Sarah Friedland describes her new film, “Familiar Touch,” as “a coming of old age film, ...

The media largely shielded Joe Biden from negative coverage during his presidency, but that all changed on June 27, 2024 when ...

While chemotherapy can be lifesaving, it also damages DNA and leads to cognitive issues known as "chemo brain." These effects ...

Objective To determine the ability of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in detecting synaptic impairment in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and predicting cognitive decline since the ...