Individuals with sickle cell disease – a chronic illness where misshapen, sticky blood cells clump together, reducing oxygen ...

The next Alzheimer’s treatment could come from an unexpected place. In new research released this week, scientists have found ...

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia — it causes memory loss, confusion, thinking problems and behavioral changes.

A new study explored why some aging brains look older than others. Here's what the research says—and how you can keep your ...

The finding has implications for all of us, write Harvard physician-researchers Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.

Drinking three or more cups of green tea per day could help protect the brain from cognitive decline and dementia.

Nearly 10% of people live with chronic kidney disease—in other words, their kidneys can't adequately filter waste from their ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic has revealed important insights into brain degeneration in dementia ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's ...

Cutting-edge fluorescent cholesterol probes now enable scientists to visualize cholesterol movement and distribution in live cells with unprecedented detail. By combining computer simulations with ...

Gum disease may impair brain function, potentially increasing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.Researchers compared MRI brain scans of 51 adul ...

Mild chronic small vessel disease, or cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), is an umbrella term for a range of conditions ...