A 10-year study in Nature shows lithium levels drop early in dementia; tiny doses of lithium orotate were effective in mice. Researchers call for human trials to test safety and efficacy.

A recent study has found that a combination of natural compounds in green tea can keep your brain "clean" and help prevent ...

Most participants were healthier than average, limiting how widely the results may apply.

An electronic screening tool shows promise for detecting cognitive impairment and dementia risk in older adults, but outreach ...

Tiny amounts of lithium -- a natural metal -- may help protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease and other effects of aging, ...

BrainSight AI is working to scale its business and take VixelBox Can into psychiatry and mental disorder treatments ...

Older women who become sleepier during the day over a five-year period may have a higher risk of developing dementia, ...

Long-term research of a specific population could yield universal information about trauma’s long-term cognitive impacts and ...

Other findings include that SuperAgers tend to have larger entorhinal neurons, which are nerve cells that are key to memory, and more von Economo neurons, which are nerve cells critical to social ...

A new Northwestern study finds some adults over 80 maintain memory and brain health on par with people decades younger, ...

Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about endangered eagles in Japan, the lifestyles of deep-living ocean creatures and the longevity secrets of human 'SuperAgers,' aged 80 and older.

Ascherio said the university was able to pull together funding to pay his researchers’ salaries until next June. But he’s ...