Men had higher mortality and hospitalization rates than women after a dementia diagnosis. These relationships held even after controlling for age and comorbidity burden. The study was based on over ...

Professor Hogervost said: "Addressing physical inactivity linked to fatigue from disrupted sleep may be a promising approach.

A neighbor in his 70s I met recently said, “Since my wife went to a nursing hospital, I’ve hardly slept at all. The nights ...

Research links disrupted biological rhythms to dementia risk, but sleep length alone may not be the key factor.

At the end of the study, the results showed that people with chronic insomnia had a 40 percent higher risk of developing mild ...

Medical News Today looks at three key studies and their key findings that highlight and further confirm the connection ...

A NEW randomised trial suggests that tai chi may be an effective long-term alternative to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in middle-aged and older adults. While CBT-I remains the ...

The microvasculature of a brain imaged using two-photon laser scanning microscopy. Credit: Asser Bedair, Ph.D., Larner College of Medicine Increasing the levels of a particular phospholipid in the ...

New data from a phase IIb trial extension study suggested that investigational neflamapimod led to significant improvements on key outcomes in people with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). In the ...

With over 7 million people over 65 dealing with the degenerative disease — and the number expected to almost double by 2050 — Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. But two new ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Scientists have found that memories are not static records but dynamic processes that change the brain’s wiring ...