People with higher muscle mass and a lower visceral fat-to-muscle ratio tend to have younger brains, according to research ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the ...

Scientists have discovered that the brain may have a built-in way to fight Alzheimer’s.

A new companion to the GSA KAER Toolkit for Brain Health helps clinicians and caregivers promote brain health, detect cognitive changes early, and support adults with intellectual and developmental ...

Dementia was linked to impairments involving the glymphatic system in a study of 44,000 people. Three markers of CSF dynamics were associated with incident dementia over a median follow-up of 5 years.

Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia. By Paula Span For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the ...

It happens. You’re mid-sentence when you realize you totally forgot what you’re saying, or you’re driving to work—on a route you’ve traveled 100 times—but you take a wrong turn. The truth is that ...

Good sleep patterns are vital as the brain flushes toxins while asleep Getty A study found that poor sleep can negatively impact how well the glymphatic system works The system works by collecting ...

A new study showed that regularly listening to music, whether its' from Sir Mix A Lot (pictured here) or someone else, is associated with lower likelihoods of cognitive decline and dementia. (Photo by ...

Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits – it might also help keep your mind sharp. A study of more than 10,000 older adults has found that people who regularly ...

Impaired glymphatic function — the brain’s waste clearance system — could help explain how cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors may drive dementia. In a large UK Biobank study, MRI markers of ...

Problems with the brain's waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure increase the ...