Medications like Ozempic mimic a naturally occurring hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, which helps regulate blood sugar and appetite. GLP-1 is primarily secreted from the intestines, ...

A shared molecular signature of Alzheimer’s appears across populations once studied in isolation. Alzheimer's disease (AD) ...

It’s hard to imagine a more difficult path of aging. That makes the courage and compassion of families all the more inspiring ...

Dementia diagnoses are projected to skyrocket in the coming years, with new cases expected to reach 1 million per year by ...

UVA researchers found even minor trauma can disrupt the brain’s cleanup system, allowing harmful proteins to build up over ...

Dementia is a group of disorders that gradually impair memory, thinking and daily functioning. Alzheimer's disease (AD), the ...

Memory failures often feel like personal lapses, but new research suggests the problem may be rooted in hidden architecture ...

Your brain constantly rewires itself as you age. It may even go through five distinct epochs of wiring between birth and ...

New data suggested that any level of alcohol consumption raised the risk of dementia. A Mendelian randomization analysis found no evidence that moderate drinking protected against dementia. Findings ...

With dementia now estimated to impact 42 percent of people who make it past age 55, everyone should be taking steps to help decrease their risk for developing the condition. Yet while much of the ...

Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn't only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running U.S. study of older adults has now linked chronic insomnia to changes inside the brain ...