Studies show that people living with diabetes have a higher risk of developing cognitive decline or dementia during their lifetimes. In fact, the link…
Especially as the recent launch of ChatGPT — an alarmingly smart, artificial intelligence-powered text generator that can write a school term paper about as…
Plenty of attention has been paid to the ketogenic diet in recent years: Its supporters have touted its potential health benefits when it comes…
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the condition associated with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia (like vascular dementia or Lewy Body…
For thousands of years, people have told myths about fountains, concoctions, and elixirs with incredible rejuvenating powers. The myth has persisted into modernity, the…
Experts emphasize that living a healthy lifestyle can help boost brain health and reduce chances of developing dementia. Diet is one among several key…
Two years into the pandemic, researchers are still figuring out what’s going on inside the heads of COVID-19 survivors. From brain fog, to neurologically…
New research shows that rapid decision-making doesn’t slow down as we age in adulthood until we’re 60. Instead, we become more cautious — a…
Despite the absence of disease-modifying treatments, the dementia rate in developed Western countries has actually declined in recent years. In fact, one study showed…
It has long been assumed that a person’s general cognitive ability declines as they grow older. But new research challenges this widely-held assumption, showing that…
The human body is host to trillions of microscopic organisms — collectively called the microbiome — that shape our health across the lifespan. This…
In the past, scientists have overlooked the vascular system’s role in aging and dementia. But increasingly, research is showing that vascular dysfunction like damage…
Roughly one in 10 people worldwide, or over 700 million people, will experience hearing loss by 2050, and research suggests it is the leading…
Older adults’ desire to remain in their own home as they get older is growing, according to two separate studies by AARP and Home…
Whether it’s forgetting a name or where we placed our keys and cell phone, memory lapses can be especially worrying for aging adults with…