Getting lost on familiar roads, repeating questions, unpaid bills and leaving the stove on are not just little slips. They’re ...

When people think about dementia, their minds usually go straight to memory loss — forgetting names, losing their keys, ...

Researchers discovered that clogged brain “drains” show up early in people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. These blockages, ...

A partnership program between the UNO School of Music and the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences is studying how music can help Alzheimer's and dementia patients.

Mice that lost teeth showed memory loss, brain inflammation markers after six months. The findings suggest tooth loss may ...

As America’s aging population continues to grow and programs struggle to meet the needs of those living with memory loss, ...

Your nose’s superpower is thanks to a “superhighway” that leads directly into your brain. The olfactory system runs straight to the hippocampus, or your memory hub, whereas other sensory systems have ...

Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...

A leading brain expert explains how managing high blood pressure, the biggest modifiable risk factor, could help delay or ...

A recent study revealed that high levels of “good cholesterol,” also called HDL-C, might increase the risk of Alzheimer’s ...

Loss and grief can cause cloudy thinking, intrusive images, or problems with attention and memory. If a loved one is now unreachable, our memory system needs time to adjust to this new reality. When ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, led by Bindu Paul, an associate professor of pharmacology, psychiatry and neuroscience ...