A new study has found that certain bacteria were associated with better memory and attention, while others were linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Recent studies reveal how the timing of dreams may offer clues to Alzheimer's risk. How sleep patterns impact cognitive health and prevention.

People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

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There is no cure. Between 1995 and 2021, around $42bn was poured into more than 1,000 clinical trials. Yet only a handful of ...

The bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be linked to changes in brain function as you age, new research suggested.

In a nutshell Female cells randomly use either the maternal or paternal X chromosome—this study shows that relying more ...

II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The study demonstrates that the drug improves memory deficits and reverses brain cell damage, ...

Evidence indicates that smoking tobacco may have links to Alzheimer’s disease, but nicotine on its own could temporarily help memory and cognitive function. However, more research is still ...