Don't smoke. Don't drink alcohol. Don't do drugs. Exercise frequently. Eat a healthy diet. Get good sleep. You've probably heard all of this before. It's the standard advice given by doctors and ...

Everywhere you look, there is a great deal of fear about the possibility of developing dementia as you get older. A new study ...

Doctors will often tell you to avoid processed foods or foods that contain high amounts of sugar or saturated fat. Their advice is sound, since consuming these foods frequently can increase your risk ...

In animal studies, keeping brain NAD + levels in balance prevented Alzheimer’s from developing. Even more striking, restoring NAD + balance after the disease was already advanced allowed the brain to ...

COLUMBIA — An infectious disease expert with MU Health Care said that while a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba is often deadly, it is extremely rare. Christian Rojas Moreno said the way to ...

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving ...

Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), but not mild TBI, is associated with a significantly higher risk for malignant brain tumor, a new study showed. In a cohort that included more than 150 ...

Brianna Tobritzhofer is a nationally credentialed Registered Dietitian and experienced health writer with over a decade of leadership in nutrition program development, policy compliance, and public ...

Lifestyle factors, including alcohol intake, have been linked with intracerebral hemorrhage. Compared with people who drank less than three daily drinks, heavy drinkers were younger at intracerebral ...

Scientists report reversing Alzheimer’s-related brain damage and memory loss in mice by restoring brain energy balance, raising new hope for future treatments.