Hearing loss can be a sign of cognitive decline, and researchers are getting much closer to understanding what links these two processes so closely.

Biohackers chasing the fountain of youth are turning to an unlikely new tool: nicotine. Once demonized for its role in ...

University researchers are examining how surgery and aging can specifically affect older brains and how aging brains could recover.

Early recognition of cognitive decline in primary care allows for improved management of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in aging populations.

Aging doesn’t have to mean losing your past. Scientists have found a way to "reprogram" specific memory-holding neurons, ...

A study of 26,000 older adults finds that moderate cannabis use is associated with larger brain volumes and better memory, attention, and processing speed.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding are associated with higher global cognition and better memory in postmenopausal women, per a new longitudinal study.

Plus, how it affects the brain and why it can be tricky to spot.

The discoery, researchers said, may lead to new ways to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease in women at higher risk.

Some health systems are requiring physicians 70 and older to undergo comprehensive cognitive evaluations. Many physicians choose to retire instead, The New York Times reported Jan. 31. The physician ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte New longitudinal evidence suggests reproductive history may shape women’s cognitive aging, offering ...