The combined Mediterranean and blood pressure lowering diet may slow the structural changes related to brain aging, finds new research published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

A study questioned the use of brain volume loss as a clinical trial endpoint in PPMS after finding a weak link to disability ...

A long-term brain imaging study in aging adults showed faster rates of atrophy in certain brain structures to be associated with the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI). While some ...

A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables, berries, nuts and olive oil could slow down brain ageing, according to a long-term ...

October 20, 2011 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) — A new investigation finds that 6 years after diagnosis, brain volumes and, particularly, cognition were more severely affected in men with multiple ...

"We have come to understand that sleep is really intertwined with the neurological processes driving Alzheimer's and similar dementias," said Dr. Alberto Ramos, research director of the Sleep ...

These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).

The new generation of Alzheimer's disease drugs—the first proven to change the course of the disease—typically extend ...

Scientists have discovered a group of brainstem cells that help keep blood pressure stable as the body moves through daily activities.