AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the field of cognitive care expands, the aging global population is bringing heightened attention to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and other forms of ...

A significant advancement in knowledge of the link between cognition and genetics has been made thanks to a study led by Université de Montréal graduate students Guillaume Huguet and Thomas Renne, ...

In a comprehensive review of recent genetic and population studies, published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Genomic Psychiatry (Genomic Press, New York), Professors Michael Owen and Michael ...

Experiences of cognitive problems such as memory loss or difficulty concentrating, known as ‘brain fog’, may not predict relapse in depression according to a new study that has confounded researchers’ ...

Researchers have identified the possible mechanisms by which long-lived mutants of the model system Caenorhabditis elegans are able to maintain learning and memory later in life while some experience ...

High basal ganglia perivascular space burden independently predicts long-term cognitive decline in executive function among older adults.

The human genome can have some quirky features, like copy number variation (CNV). When this happens, an individual may lose, or carry extra stretches of DNA sequence that can range from just a few ...

The Alzheimer's Association released its first comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of Alzheimer's disease (AD) at the end of July. This landmark document ...