Today’s hearing aids have life-saving benefits that go beyond helping you hear. And they’re more discreet and advanced than ever.

Experts say gait speed, grip strength, balance, and endurance are some of the strongest predictors of long-term independence.

When it comes to sleep, traditional advice has focused on the number of hours a person sleeps. But for older adults, the quality of sleep may affect cognitive performance the following day regardless ...

Most healthy people don’t need pills to maintain sharp minds. The MIND (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) diet — rich in vegetables, berries, whole grains and fish — can ...

Which is why, in part, the promise — and boom — of blood biomarkers testing has moved quickly in the past three to five years, researchers say. The FDA recently cleared two blood tests that detect ...

We tend to break things down into smaller components to make remembering easier. Event Segmentation Theory explains how we do ...

You might want to grab an extra handful of your favorite bar snack. A new study suggests that a simple, everyday food can supercharge blood flow in your brain — a vital function that tends to weaken ...

The NIH-backed AHEAD study is testing whether treating amyloid buildup in symptom-free adults can prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s how early detection works. Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 6 ...

In a groundbreaking 12-week trial, researchers discovered that a daily dose of fermented soy could sharpen memory in older adults, especially women over 70, hinting at a simple, diet-based way to ...

More U.S. adults are reporting serious trouble with memory, focus, and decision-making. The rise is sharpest among people under 40. The steepest increases are appearing in households with lower income ...

Five Digit Test (FDT) is an executive function assessment tool designed to be used across the lifespan, from children to the aged. Objective: To provide validity evidence for FDT in the ...

In 2021, 57 million people across the planet were living with dementia. This class of memory-related diseases is the world’s seventh greatest killer, and Alzheimer’s disease is its most common form.