A study has found that parents with daughters maintain better cognitive function in old age compared to those with only sons.

People across the globe, especially in low-income countries, continue to use solid fuels like coal, wood and plant waste for ...

New cases of dementia are estimated to double by 2060, but the good news is that about 45 percent of those cases may be ...

Cognitive decline is natural: it starts to subtly set in by our 40s, and by your mid-50s it’s perfectly normal to find ...

Data sources Cochrane Central, PsycINFO, Embase, Medline and CINAHL. Eligibility criteria Peer-reviewed, randomised controlled trials, in English (1990–present), which examined the effects of exercise ...

An estimated 101,000 Americans are centenarians, representing just 0.03% of the US population. There’s much we can learn from ...

Objectives To evaluate the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and cognition in a large sample of older adults, and to examine clinical and demographic factors that might moderate ...

The official prescribing information for rosuvastatin (Crestor) includes the following: “... rare postmarketing reports of ...

The brain is a delicate organ that experiences specific changes with age. Older individuals tend to be at a higher risk for developing dementia. Researchers are interested in finding what ...

Carotid stenosis severity serves as a predictor for cognitive impairment independent of white matter lesions and traditional vascular risk factors.

Cognitive decline in older adults refers to the concern of or difficulty with a person’s thinking, memory, concentration, and other brain functions beyond what is typically expected due to aging.