In addition to Alzheimer's disease, posterior cortical atrophy may occur with Lewy body dementia and some other progressive neurological ... the changes posterior cortical atrophy creates in the brain ...

Summary: A new study finds that brain shrinkage in Alzheimer’s patients does not follow a uniform pattern. Researchers ...

“Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant drug which causes brain atrophy. Patients with dementia have baseline suppressed nervous system function with atrophy.” Ozan Toy, MD ...

A new study found that people with diabetes had brains that were, on average, 2.3 years older than their chronological age.

A weight-maintaining hormone is essential for brain-signal transmission. New research is more closely linking obesity to ...

Satizabal is lead author of a study titled "Leptin bioavailability and markers of brain atrophy and vascular injury in the middle age," published Aug. 12 in Alzheimer's & Dementia. Other authors also ...

Dr. Kimberly Doyle from Baylor Scott & White shares valuable tips to ward off cognitive decline and keep your mind sharp as ...

Leptin, a hormone that helps with weight control, also plays a role in normal cognition. Leptin resistance occurs when the ...

Yet, do you often think about the foods you eat and how they affect the brain? It’s been scientifically ... causes Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia, many think diet and environmental ...

From human and animal studies, we do understand some of the major biological consequences of head impacts that may pave the ...

Satizabal is lead author of the study titled, "Leptin bioavailability and markers of brain atrophy and vascular injury in the middle age," published Aug. 12 in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal ...