The combined Mediterranean and blood pressure lowering diet (MIND) may slow the structural changes related to brain aging, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & ...

Older adults with a more fragmented circadian rest-activity rhythm lost more brain volume in areas typically affected by ...

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Neurologists and brain health researchers agree that regular physical activity is the single most impactful habit for protecting cognitive function, alongside other lifestyle measures like social ...

Brain atrophy patterns are similar in individuals with obesity and those with Alzheimer's disease (AD), a new study shows. Comparisons of MRI scans for more than 1000 participants indicate ...

These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).

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October 20, 2011 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) — A new investigation finds that 6 years after diagnosis, brain volumes and, particularly, cognition were more severely affected in men with multiple ...

When most people think about aging, they imagine a linear progression towards an inevitable end. They think in terms of birthdays, knowing that the more candles on the cake, the more we should ...

We enter old age at 66, at least when it comes to the inner workings of our brain. That’s one of several striking findings ...