Dip in Visual Memory Seen Early in Mental Decline
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NEW YORK  - Older adults with mild  cognitive impairment may have problems retaining a mental  picture of objects they've just seen -- a subtle memory problem  that could serve as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease  risk, researchers reported Monday.
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People with Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) and dementia experience a similar average annual decline in cognitive function as people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news
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People who have a tendency to worry or feel very stressed out may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life, new research reports.
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Women who are obese are more likely to experience brain tissue loss, an early sign of dementia, researchers find.
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For years, experts have known that high blood pressure is related to poor cognitive performance in older adults and can lead to adverse changes in the brain.
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Lack of folate, also called vitamin B-9, may triple the risk of developing dementia in old age, according to a study published Tuesday.
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New research suggests many elderly people who undergo surgery that requires anesthesia will experience long-term cognitive decline.
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Ten sessions of exercises to boost reasoning skills, memory and mental processing speed staved off mental decline in middle-aged and elderly people in the first definitive study to show that honing intellectual skills can bolster the mind in the same way that physical exercise protects and...
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People with slower reaction times and bad memories are more likely to die from a heart attack, a study suggests.
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New research is challenging the idea that memory becomes more accurate with age.
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Aging may not be all in the mind, but negative self-image and stereotypes have a significant impact on age-related symptoms of frailty and memory loss.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who complained of recurrent memory loss had brain changes that mirrored those of very early Alzheimer's -- even when standard cognitive tests came up normal, a new study reports.
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Most people have had deja vu -- that eerie sense of having experienced something before -- but U.S. researchers have identified the part of the brain responsible for this sensation, and they think it may lead to new treatments for memory-related problems.
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People under stress can probably relate to the fact that they become forgetful and now, researchers have scientific evidence that explains the reason why.
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SUNDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Watching a loved one slowly succumb to the memory-robbing illness known as Alzheimer's disease can be devastating.
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How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they&#39;ve forgotten something important? Well, now at least there&#39;s a scientific explanation for the oversight.
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People who stay just as active after age 70 as they did before are less likely to experience age-related declines in mental functioning, new study findings suggest.