For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

Memory and thinking abilities can change as people grow older. Some people may notice small lapses, such as forgetting names or misplacing items. Others may experience more serious problems that ...

Blood pressure medications have long been prescribed primarily for cardiovascular health, but emerging evidence suggests certain classes of these drugs may offer remarkable cognitive benefits for ...

Many people rely on medications every day to manage common health problems such as high blood pressure, allergies, depression ...

SEATTLE — There's new hope for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. A new medication called donanemab appears to slow memory loss, giving patients the gift of more time. UW Medicine's ...

A session room at the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research Although shrouded in taboo since their ...

A single memory can shape the course of a person’s entire life. For Farah Lubin, Ph.D., distinguished professor in the UAB Department of Neurobiology, memories didn’t just influence her life—they ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Two years ago, I was diagnosed with atypical trigeminal neuralgia. This causes me constant and extreme face pain, like a vise-grip on my face. Once an MRI confirmed no brain issues, ...