There are steps you can take to reduce the risks of mental decline. Below are some science-backed habits that scientists ...

Many people use the terms Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as if they mean the same thing, but they actually refer to ...

The Brain Tour, inside dementia is an app designed for iOS and Android phones, that uses augmented reality to transport users inside the brain. Whether you're curious to explore a healthy brain or ...

Scientists led by the Institute of Nanotechnology in Italy, in collaboration with the ESRF, the European Synchrotron in Grenoble, France, have discovered how X-ray micro- and nano- tomography can ...

The likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia is more than six times higher in people aged 80 and over compared to those aged 65-79. Not everyone develops the condition as they age. Changes in the ...

The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand what’s going on outside and inside the body. This allows a person to use their body to interact with their surrounding environment and ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil Introduction: Amantadine has been shown to accelerate cognitive and functional brain recovery after ...

Teenagers should be considering their dementia risk, academics say, after a new study suggested having an unhealthy childhood could affect the brain in later life. A child’s body mass index (BMI ...

In this study, older people who regularly drank green tea had fewer of the brain lesions that are characteristic of dementia than those who did not drink it. People have long claimed that drinking ...