For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD Key Takeaways Functional mushroom supplements may support memory, mood, and stress ...

An experimental pill could slow memory loss and brain shrinkage in some Alzheimer’s patients, new research suggests. The pill, called ALZ-801 (valiltramiprosate), was shown to be effective in people ...

Why Cognitive Training Is the Best Activity for Better Memory “What gives me hope and what I see in both research and my ...

The first thing Debra McVean did when she woke up at the hospital in March 2024 was try to get to the bathroom. But her left arm wouldn’t move; neither would her left leg. She was paralyzed all along ...

There are brain games, there are pills, there’s hypnosis, but the secret to improving memory may actually be much simpler. At Georgia Tech, grad student Lisa Weinberg wanted to study the effect of ...

The human brain, despite representing only about 2% of total body weight, consumes approximately 20% of the body’s energy resources. This metabolic intensity makes the brain particularly responsive to ...