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Occasional forgetfulness—like misplacing items or struggling to recall a word—is a normal part of aging, especially if the information eventually comes back. Memory changes may be more concerning when ...

Will your heart outlast your mind? Chances are growing that it will. Dementia, a decline that interferes with the activities of daily living, isn’t a normal part of aging but it’s going to be ...

Dr. Sharon Brangman explains the difference between normal aging and dementia, why older Black Americans face higher risk, ...

In the days after Thursday’s presidential debate, one of the questions that was asked on the stage seems to be lingering in the public debate: How would the candidates address concerns about their ...

While clinical research is awash in studies comparing normal brains with brains affected by various diseases, comparisons of normal brains at a younger age with normal brains three or four decades ...

Since the discovery that mutations in the LMNA gene (which encodes the nuclear structure components lamin A and C) lead to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), people have speculated that ...

Share on Pinterest Potentially toxic amyloid protein also accumulates in the brains of healthy people, a new study confirms. So what causes Alzheimer’s? Image credit: ULTRA.F/Getty Images. The ...

Scientists have demonstrated that normal brain aging is accelerated by approximately 26% in people with progressive type 2 diabetes compared with individuals without the disease, reports a new study.

In recent years, some scientists and advocates have warned that playing contact sports like football and hockey may increase the risk of brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease or chronic traumatic ...