Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Hypertension in a person's 30s and 40s is associated with late-life ...

To help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease, people should take a brisk walk each day, limit their TV time and do a crossword puzzle instead.

People who have early signs of heart problems may also have changes in brain health that can be early signs of dementia, such as loss of brain volume, according to a meta-analysis. The meta-analysis ...

A study from the Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM) at Maastricht University Medical ...

People with early signs of heart disease are more likely to experience brain shrinkage This loss of brain volume has been associated with dementia THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Heart ...

In a new paper with implications for preventing Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

Struggling with ongoing sleep problems could do more than leave you groggy—it may accelerate memory decline and increase the risk of dementia. This is the warning of a study that found that older ...

Deep sleep could forestall the declines in brain health that can eventually lead to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Whenever you’re actively performing a task—say, lifting weights at the gym or taking a hard exam—the parts of your brain required to ...

Getting prompt and effective heart attack treatment may help you avoid complications that can affect brain functions such as memory, focus, and decision making. A heart attack can damage the brain ...