New medical insights reveal that ignoring hypertension in your 30s and 40s may lock in a future of dementia, as stiffened ...

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions. To supply the energy these tasks require while conserving this ...

Dementia has long been framed as a slow, irreversible loss of neurons, but a new line of research is shifting attention to ...

As cognitive changes become more noticeable after 40, understanding the heart-brain connection is essential for preserving ...

In the short term, high blood sugar can cause neurological symptoms, ranging from lethargy to trouble focusing and altered mental status, sometimes referred to as "brain fog." In the long term, it may ...

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is meant to protect the brain from noxious agents; however, it also significantly hinders the delivery of therapeutics to the brain. Several strategies have been employed ...

A new Lancet study has sparked a lot of conversation and concern around dementia, one of the most talked-about health issues ...

Fainting at the sight of blood is common to many people and usually occurs without warning. Again, it is unrelated to fear or ...

THE HSE have issued an urgent Christmas alert over a “life-threatening condition” that impacts 1 in 4 – here’s the warning ...

While occasionally indulging in certain foods that aren’t great for your brain is fine, there are popular (and admittedly ...

For almost three decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been one of the main tools in brain research. Yet a new study published in Nature Neuroscience fundamentally challenges the ...

A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a ...