“It’s also possible that her above-average education, associated with healthier lifestyles and life choices, contributed to her cognitive resilience,” he adds. It’s hard to say. In Alzheimer’s disease ...

In a nutshell Risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease are linked to cognitive function as early as ages 24-34, decades before ...

Heavy and former heavy drinking is associated with brain abnormalities like hyaline arteriolosclerosis and neurofibrillary ...

such as the plaque that clogs the brain in Alzheimer's, while still functioning normally. A life full of mentally challenging activities, such as pursuing an education, working at a stimulating ...

In a demographically diverse sample of healthy people, Cornell researchers found dramatic changes over the human lifespan in ...

A research team has identified a previously unknown enzyme, SIRT2, that plays a key role in memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study provides critical insights into how ...

including Alzheimer’s. This natural defense mechanism is proving to be one of the most compelling arguments for promoting language learning throughout life. Cognitive reserve is the brain’s ...

A new clinical trial has found that a common brain stimulation technique may help slow down cognitive and functional decline ...

A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to scientists. By engineering human ...

asked his wife, Rachel Chavkin. “This trial is life.” Two drugs sold in the U.S. can modestly slow worsening of early-stage Alzheimer’s by clearing the brain of one of its hallmarks ...