• 2 Experimental Alzheimer's Drugs Fail
  
  Two experimental drugs do not appear to slow memory loss or mental decline in patients in the early stages of a rare, inherited form of Alzheimer's disease, according to initial results from a clinical trial.
• Artificial Intelligence Can Help Choose Most Effective Antidepressant
  
  Choosing the right antidepressant for someone who is depressed can be hit or miss. But a new study shows that artificial intelligence (AI) technology may be able to help.
• Parkinson's Traced to Malfunctioning Brain Cells at Birth
  
  People who develop Parkinson's disease at a younger age (before age 50) may have malfunctioning brain cells at birth, according to a study that also identified a drug that may help these patients.
• Breakthrough Study Shows Way to Protect Against Alzheimer's
  
  A breakthrough study has identified a class of natural gene variants that may protect against Alzheimer's disease.
• These Diets Can Lower Your Risk for Alzheimer's
  
  Older adults who regularly consume a group of antioxidants called flavonols may have a decreased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
• Don't Ignore These 8 Early Warning Signs of Alzheimer's
  
  Millions of Americans are living with Alzheimer's and the number continues to rise as more cases are diagnosed. Here are some warning signs to the disease.
• Diastolic Blood Pressure Number Could Predict Dementia
  
  The top number on a blood pressure test is widely viewed as the best gauge of a person's overall risk for heart disease. But the bottom number could be important when it comes to dementia, stroke, or falls.
• 1 Night of Bad Sleep Can Raise Marker for Alzheimer's
  
  Poor sleep has been linked to the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and now a new study suggests a possible reason why.
• Exercise Helps Keep Brain Healthy
  
  Exercise may do more than build body strength: New research shows it might also keep brain cells in shape.
• Alzheimer's Breakthrough Possible With New Brain Scan Technique
  
  A new brain scanning technique is shaking up what researchers thought they knew about Alzheimer's disease.
• New Evidence That Plaques Don't Cause Alzheimer's
  
  For decades, scientists have known that Alzheimer's disease is accompanied by the buildup of clumps of amyloid protein between brain cells. Could these plaques be causing the disease?
• Study Links Obesity, Brain Function in Children
  
  New results from the largest long-term study of brain development and children’s health raise provocative questions about obesity and brain function.
• Controversy Over Approving New Alzheimer's Drug
  
  A company that claims to have the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer's disease made its case to scientists Thursday but left them sharply divided over whether there's enough evidence the medicine is effective enough.
• Study: Drug Curbs Dementia's Delusions
  
  A drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson's patients did the same for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in a study that was stopped early because the benefit seemed clear.
• Isolation Can Change the Human Brain
  
  Explorers who spent 14 months in Antarctica at Germany's Neumayer III station experienced shrinkage in critical regions of their brains, a new study finds.
• 5 Foods to Boost Brain Health and Longevity
  
  With the rise of fad diets, so-called superfoods, and a growing range of dietary supplements on the market, it's hard to know what to eat to prevent dementia and increase our lifespan.
• Study: Playing Cards Keeps Aging Brains Sharp
  
  Playing cards and board games like chess, bingo and Scrabble might be the mental workout you need to keep your wits as you age, Scottish researchers suggest.
• Air Pollution Can Damage Brain
  
  Air pollution may trigger Alzheimer's-like brain changes and speed memory decline in older adults, a new study suggests.
• Can You Beat the Blues With Downward Dog?
  
  New evidence bolsters the belief that yoga can offer real and lasting relief to people with depression. Dr. Chris Streeter, a psychiatrist at Boston University's School of Medicine, said the new study she led builds on earlier work showing a correlation between yoga and...
• Study: Obesity Can Change the Brain of Teens
  
  Obese teenagers can have certain brain differences from their thinner peers - changes that might signal damage from inflammation, a new, preliminary study suggests.
• Obesity May Speed Up Brain Aging
  
  The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, new research has found.
• Steps You Can Take Now to Lower Dementia Risk
  
  Preventing Alzheimer's disease and similar forms of dementia is a daunting challenge because destructive changes in the brain start happening many years before the first symptoms show up, and by then it's too late to stop the degenerative process.
• Animal Study Offers Hope for Treating Traumatic Brain Injuries
  
  In a finding that might one day counter some of the damage of severe brain injury in humans, researchers report that embryonic neurons implanted in brain-injured mice helped resurrect memory and eased seizures.
• Will You Get Dementia? Many May Not Understand Their Risk
  
  Many older American adults may inaccurately estimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it, new research suggests. Almost half of adults surveyed believed they were likely to develop dementia. The results suggest many didn't understand the...
• People Who Can't Read More Likely to Develop Dementia
  
  Could illiteracy up your odds for dementia? That's the suggestion of a study that found seniors who couldn't read or write were two to three times more likely to develop dementia than those who could.

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