WASHINGTON, D.C.: Studies suggest that keeping the brain and body spry in middle age staves off later cognitive decline, but scientists are unsure why. A paper suggests that contrary to some thinking, it may have nothing to do with changing the course of Alzheimer’s pathology. Researchers Read More »

DALLAS: Researchers have found that people who struggle to cope with stressful situations in their twenties may have worse memory and thinking skills in their fifties.

The team followed 3,126 people over a 25 year period. At the start of the study, all volunteers (men Read More »

PHILADELPHIA: These findings suggest that surgery and anesthesia have little effect on memory or other thinking skills beyond the initial period after the procedure.

Undergoing surgery later in life is not associated with an increased risk of long-term cognitive decline, according to the results of Read More »

MIAMI: A major effort is underway to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia for older African Americans.

Neuroscientist Mark Gluck of Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N) is leading a team that will use a five-year $1-million grant from the New Jersey Department Read More »