A future blood test may predict Alzheimer's risk a decade early—but experts warn it comes with big ethical questions.

Research presented this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London suggests that the use of blood ...

Blood tests for tau, a key biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease, may predict dementia risk, a new study found. How best to use ...

Previous studies have shown that high fructose intake while pregnant raises the risk of gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, ...

Researchers gave top AI models a classic attention test used in psychology and found a major flaw. While the models could correctly name colors in short lists, their performance deteriorated sharply ...

Many people living with dementia never receive an accurate diagnosis, in part because Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and related conditions are notoriously difficult to tell apart and often ...

Researchers at the University of Sussex, in collaboration with scientists from different institutes worldwide, have identified a blood test capable of early diagnosis of the most aggressive form of ...

It happens every day at North Shore University Hospital’s busy emergency department in Manhasset — patients who have fallen and hit their head are brought in for evaluation and possible treatment.

Cognitive tests are gaining attention for their role in the early detection of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Dementia is a growing concern as it kills more older Americans than breast and ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you’ll inevitably stumble across the line: “Your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed yet.” It’s become neuroscience’s go-to explanation for bad ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

Going on antidepressants can give many people their life back, but for some there is a catch. About 25% to 80% of people who take antidepressants experience sexual side effects to some degree during ...