Getting your heart pumping through even a short burst of physical activity can give your brain a real boost, according to new ...

Dementia — the progressive decline in cognitive abilities, impacting memory, language and reasoning — affects more than 6 million Americans and accounts for over 100,000 deaths each year.

A large longitudinal study found that older adults with high levels of autistic traits experience no greater decline in ...

President Donald Trump lashed out at Time Magazine interviewers and challenged them to a cognitive test after they pressed him about running for a third term.

Signs of potential dementia are linked to changes in brain function as early as a person’s 20s and 30s. Risk factors for ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego and Wake Forest University have found that both low and moderate-high ...

Researchers at Saint Joseph’s University are collaborating with Bancroft, a New Jersey nonprofit, to pilot AI technology with people in assisted living communities.

I’ve advocated for routine cognitive screening of older adults, and yet, from both personal and professional experience, I know it’s still frustratingly uncommon.

A new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights significant ...

Alzheimer’s disease is commonly thought of as an older person’s illness. But new research from Columbia University and the ...

Screening for cognitive impairment and referring people for outpatient cognitive evaluation in the emergency department is ...

Puppies with a good grasp of basic gestures, self-confidence and impulse control grow into well-behaved adults, a new study suggests.