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.

People with 57 medical conditions could qualify you for attendance allowance worth between £290 and £434 a month. Attendance ...

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 ...

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 ...

Challenge Works, a global leader in the design and delivery of challenge prizes, has joined forces with expert researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) to help evaluate the five finalist ...

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 ...

An icon of a desk calendar. An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. An icon of a paper envelope. An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. An icon ...

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 ...