It’s painful to acknowledge memory loss or behavioral changes in a loved one, and it can be difficult to address them if you ...

While public health guidance encourages people to eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables daily, the Mind diet would recommend choosing leafy green vegetables (such as spinach and kale) and ...

Dementia is often associated with memory loss, but one of the earliest signs can actually be much more subtle.

“MCI is an umbrella term for an early stage of loss of cognitive, or thinking, ability,” says Tamar Gefen, a neuropsychologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “An individual does not lose their ...

Brazilian researchers have found that the brain protein hevin can reverse cognitive decline in mice, offering a new avenue for Alzheimer’s research that bypasses the long-targeted beta-amyloid plaques ...

Atherosclerosis—the buildup of fatty gunk in artery walls—is linked to vascular cognitive impairment, but scientists have struggled to pin down how these fatty lesions compromise brain health. Enter ...

Our work is critical in supporting vulnerable people with intellectual disability. This includes keeping them out of prison and diverting them into support services as appropriate. “We welcome the ...

In fact, their study revealed that digital technology use correlates with a 58% lower risk of cognitive impairment. This pattern of cognitive protection persisted when the researchers controlled for ...

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