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Scientists have uncovered a surprising cause of age-related cognitive decline involving brain cells previously thought to be entirely beneficial. As these cells become dysfunctional, they can produce ...

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 ...

Pain is associated with more reported cognitive difficulties in MS, but doesn't predict scores on objective cognition tests, per a study.

Some early COVID patients showed cognitive deficits up to 3 years after hospitalization. Symptoms at 2 to 3 years were not predicted by severity of acute COVID-19 illness. Many changed jobs after they ...

The genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is more strongly influenced by the mother's side than the father's side, a recent study has discovered. Alzheimer's disease steals memories, ...

Cognitive function score almost doubled in breast cancer survivors treated with oxaloaceta ...

Researchers have identified a new subtype of multiple sclerosis that affects thinking and memory rather than mobility — and as many as 26 percent of people with MS may have it. Researchers have ...

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A group of studies, all conducted independently, have reached a similar sobering conclusion: sleep problems—including several common sleep difficulties faced by millions of people on a regular ...