"These findings add to the mounting evidence that sleep is a prime pillar of brain health."

The discovery of a new function for a common protein in the brain holds promise for the treatment of memory loss and PTSD.

More staffing won't be enough to ease disparities at nursing homes with residents with dementia, researchers report.

Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline for people with obesity, a new study shows.

New research adds to a growing evidence that sports that involve repeated blows to the head may lead to dementia.

Smoking shrinks the size of your brain. Quitting smoking prevents further loss of tissue, but can't restore the brain to its original size.

Researchers develop 12-step list to gauge how modifiable behaviors — physical, lifestyle, and social — affect stroke, dementia risk.

Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these vessels can

Dementia affects more than the brain. A new study shows the toll it takes on a person's wallet—and on family caregivers, too.

It’s long been known that exercise helps maintain strength and agility as we age. New research points to the importance of exercise type in supporting cognitive health in the latest decades of life.