"Sleep is essential for cognitive health, as it allows the brain to rest and rejuvenate," said neurologist Yue Leng.

Caring for a loved one with dementia, particularly if they’re a parent, takes a unique emotional toll on a young person. They ...

Women aged 80 and older who experience increased sleepiness are twice as likely to develop dementia as those with stable ...

A study led by Yue Leng, Ph.D., and Sasha Milton, followed the sleep patterns of 733 older female participants to see if ...

It is unclear at present whether cognitive decline is caused by the end of the menstrual cycle or by menopausal symptoms.

By Sharon AtienoThough more than 250,000 people live with dementia in Kenya, a lack of knowledge about the condition is ...

Noise is seen as an annoyance, but it effects can go beyond what we imagine. When we hear a sound, it travels through the ear ...

Frontotemporal dementia also called FTD, is a rarer type of dementia caused by a build up of proteins, tau, FUS and TDP-43, in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Dementia is caused by ...

A new study finds that loneliness may increase certain proteins in the brain that increase your risk for disease and death.

Adults living with HIV in Malawi are more than twice as likely to also have dementia compared to those without HIV, according ...

Adults living with HIV in Malawi are more than twice as likely to also have dementia compared to those without HIV, according ...

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have found a new “energy switch” in immune cells in the brain, ...