The aging brain can be vulnerable to cognitive problems following a surgery. In people older than 60, about one in 10 ...

Chemo brain” affects up to 80% of people receiving chemotherapy, making everyday tasks harder. In a new trial, cancer ...

We all have memory lapses and brain-foggy moments—that’s part of being human. We forget where we put down our phone, or we absentmindedly start to put the milk back in the cabinet instead of the ...

In a recent study of more than 1,600 children, we found that the ability to sustain mental effort over time—or “cognitive ...

Survey data showed that a third of Parkinson's patients reported a cognitive symptom soon after diagnosis. Most common were problems with memory, language or word finding, and concentration or ...

A groundbreaking study published in the medical journal Neurology has revealed a critical link between feeling excessively sleepy during daylight hours and a pre-dementia condition known as motoric ...

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment showed greater resistance to brain blood flow compared to those without cognitive impediments. The first-of-its-kind study is published in the Journal of ...

We all have memory lapses and brain-foggy moments—that’s part of being human. We forget where we put down our phone, or we absentmindedly start to put the milk back in the cabinet instead of the ...

Frequently saying "um," pausing to find words, or losing your train of thought may reveal more about brain function than ...

As June is observed as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, experts are drawing attention to a growing concern that is no ...