The bad news is that, according to a 2024 report produced by the nonprofit Resources for the Future (RFF), "Wildfire smoke frequently causes particulate matter pollution to exceed federal standards, ...

Researchers say that long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, particularly wildfire smoke, is linked to dementia.

The human brain is a complex powerhouse, responsible for orchestrating thoughts, emotions, and memories. Its nerve cells ...

There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.

Dementia affects nearly a million people in the UK, but spotting it early can help slow down the onset of symptoms as one ...

A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their ...

Italian researchers have discovered a new gene that causes Alzheimer's Disease, according to a new study out Sunday. The ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's ...

To encode spatial memory, place cells in the hippocampus work closely with grid cells - a special type of neuron that fires at many different locations, arranged geometrically in a regular pattern of ...

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Objective: This study aims to assess the relationship between modifiable dementia risk factors and both dementia and cognitive decline. Methods: Data were obtained from the Health and Retirement Study ...

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