Astrocytes — named for their star-like shape — are a type of brain cell as abundant as neurons in the central nervous system, ...

AJ from the WPLR’s “Chaz and AJ Show” revealed on the air last Monday that he recently has battled a variety of health issues ...

Having depression is known to increase a person’s risk of developing dementia, but depression is also an early indicator of ...

Gum disease appears to disrupt brain activity, potentially increasing a person’s risk of cognitive decline.People with ...

While many people take supplements for brain health, the research supporting supplemental nutrients' effects on brain health ...

This specifically involved distinguishing between Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, and Lewy body ...

Researchers have discovered that suppressing a nucleolar complex can reduce Alzheimer’s-related protein toxicity. Scientists ...

Use of the treatment has soared in popularity in recent years now taken by 2.6million women in England according to the ...

Dr Xowi Mwimbi was jailed last February after he punched a dementia patient in the face when he used a racist term, and faces ...

Medics have revealed how long a person can expect to live after being diagnosed with dementia. Survival rates range between two and nine years on average, the study suggests. Various factors appear to ...

A research team has discovered intricate molecular mechanisms driving the RNA processing defects that lead to Huntington's disease and link HD with other neurodegenerative disorders such as ...

There is a potential link between Alzheimer's disease and the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which is a common cause for ...