Discover the surprising link between mouth bacteria and cognitive function. Learn how oral health may play a role in brain health as we age.

Antimicrobials, vaccines, and anti-inflammatories are associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease and dementia, while antipsychotics and drugs for diabetes are associated with an increased ...

Bilingualism could prove to be an asset for autistic children For a long time, it was thought that bilingualism could be confusing for toddlers. It occurs when several brain regions activate at the ...

Alzheimer’s affects millions of Americans and can have a devastating impact on finances. Some of the worst damage is done before a diagnosis is even made.

A delay in getting to the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, ...

Raquel Singletary and Freddy Colon of the Alzheimer's Association join ARC Rochester to talk about their outreach work.

The microbial ecosystems within our mouths may affect our cognitive function as we age, according to a study. Interventions such as prebiotics, including dietary nitrate, have potential for delaying ...

Directed and written by Heidi Levitt, the film features the research of Kenneth S. Kosik, M.D., a renowned neuroscientist and ...

There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.

New drug approvals and a federal dementia care pilot program among the year's significant developments, according to the ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Regular aerobic exercise could significantly reduce disease markers associated with Alzheimer's, new research has found. The findings provide new hope in the battle against this ...

Lactylation is a reversible, covalent, post-translational modification of proteins. It happens exclusively on lysine residues, where it influences protein structure, stability, localization, and ...