Quitting smoking at any age can slow cognitive decline and protect brain health. A new Lancet study highlights quitting can ...

Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.

Music has played a role in managing behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, such as agitation, for a long time. That ...

A global study finds quitting smoking helps preserve memory and cognitive health, even for adults who quit in their 50s or ...

Playing certain brain-training games may boost production of a neurotransmitter responsible for attention and focus, ...

This information is channeled to a brain structure called the thalamus, whose job is to relay information simultaneously onto ...

A pomegranate is a fruit low in calories and fat, and high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Explore the potential health ...

Aging is a fact of life, and many older adults may reach a point when they can no longer look after themselves. Often, this leaves their adult children wondering if and when it's time to step in ...

What if you had a way to remind yourself how your brain felt on a good day last week—when you were calm, focused and making ...

Moving into a nursing home doesn't have to mean giving up the warmth and feeling of "home." Some nursing homes look like sterile, white-walled environments. Other nursing home communities can be ...

Other studies have found similar results. People who take high doses of vitamin D—2,000 IU or more—might actually fall more ...

Scientists instructed people to remember or forget words and then checked what words they retained in their memory after a 12 ...