Two studies have found the DASH diet — either alone or combined with the Mediterranean diet — is a winner for lowering the risk of dementia.

Small habits can help keep your brain sharp throughout the day.

Researchers found that people who consumed virgin olive oil rather than refined olive oil showed improved cognitive function ...

The brain's ability to adapt and form new neural connections allows it to recover from injury and maintain cognitive function into old age. Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to adapt and ...

A major new study suggests that what you eat in midlife could play a decisive role in how well your brain ages.

(inkoly/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The human body is sometimes said to host 'two' brains – the big one in your skull and the mini version in your gut. The bridge between the two is known as the ...

Brain imaging offers a way to examine how different regions of the brain participate in cognitive function”— Dr.

Cognitive rehabilitation is an umbrella term for a group of targeted exercises and activities that aim to improve or stabilize cognitive impairments as well as any changes in a person’s everyday ...

Nearly half of individuals aged 65 and older showed improvements in cognitive and/or physical function over a 12-year follow-up period, according to a March study published in Geriatrics. The findings ...

Dementia is spoken about in terms of memory loss, but its impact goes far beyond forgetting names or misplacing keys. It ...

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss ...