Changes in thinking and memory can be concerning.

A major 24-year study involving more than 8,200 adults suggests that excess body weight may accelerate brain aging, leading ...

A rare combination of lifelong cognitive tracking, postmortem brain analysis, and targeted mouse experiments reveals unexpected changes in the cells that maintain the brain’s white matter. Together ...

A study of 120 healthy older adults found that general cognitive functions mediate age-related reading decline, while ...

When changes in memory, thinking or behavior begin interfering with everyday life, they deserve closer attention.

The aging brain may be undergoing a remarkable transformation rather than simply losing its abilities, shifting its focus from remembering details to understanding the bigger picture. Scientists ...

Accurately measuring cognitive change over time is essential for understanding healthy aging, identifying cognitive decline, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. Current cognitive ...

A biological age score calculated from just four routinely available measures was linked to future cognitive problems, suggesting that how the body ages may reveal risks that chronological age alone ...

A new Lancet series says men lose more healthy years than women worldwide and urges governments to address poverty, social pressures, prevention and access to care through men's health policies. The ...

A new study suggests that a marker already measured through routine bloodwork may offer clues about cognitive health in people with heart failure, though it isn't ready to help with screening just yet ...