Programs that support caregivers of patients with dementia could bring substantial benefits at a fraction of the price of an Alzheimer’s drug

Scientists find a mechanism for how exercise protects the brain: exercise-induced liver protein strengthens the blood-brain barrier, improving memory and slowing age-related decline

By designing a two-step fermentation process to counter the odors that typically form during cultivation and extraction, esearchers have developed a way to make plant-based smell more appealing.

High ultra-processed food diets linked to a 47% higher cardiovascular disease risk, according to a new NHANES-based study of 4,787 U.S. adults

Blood tests that detect a protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease could help predict the age at which the disease may strike people long before they develop symptoms, according to a new study

Study of 6,000 older adults reveals that chronic insomnia may be linked to nearly 12% of all dementia cases rivaling hearing loss and hypertension as a major modifiable risk factor suggesting that sleep intervention in the late 60s is a critical window for intervention.

Children of mothers exposed to higher nighttime temperatures during pregnancy had a higher risk of being diagnosed with autism, according to a study on 295,000 mothers in California from 2001 to 2014

Childhood trauma and genetics drive alcoholism at different life stages

First ever inhalable gene therapy for cancer gets fast-tracked by FDA

A new study finds a variety of hair extensions—from natural to synthetic—contain chemicals associated with cancer, birth defects and reproductive issues