A new study is offering clearer insight into how chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head injuries, relates to memory loss and dementia.

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Understanding how the brain develops neurons and maintains cognitive function in old age could help researchers develop ...

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While lifesaving vaccines face a relentless onslaught from the Trump administration—with fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert ...

CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said the results of the study on coffee drinkers having lower risk of ...

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Some older adults with exceptional memory grow far more new neurons in the hippocampus, while Alzheimer’s brains show almost ...

A long-running debate about diet and cognitive health is taking a new turn. Fresh research suggests that foods long viewed with caution may deserve a second look. Scientists examined whether everyday ...

A clinical trial involving robotic pets and elderly adults hospitalized with dementia showed far-reaching impacts.

Older Medicare patients with dementia are less likely to receive high-quality home healthcare than those without dementia, with significant variations in the quality of care for dementia patients ...