Neuropsychology1 days ago
Filling In the Blanks in Dementia
I recently sat in my studio on Outer Cape Cod to interview an expert—Suzanne Faith, a psychiatric nurse and a Certified Dementia Professional (CDP) for 40 years.
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Neuropsychology1 days ago
Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline
A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains robust and unchanged in older adults, even as executive functions and memory decline.
Neuropsychology1 days ago
Exercise Paradox: Some Workouts Raise Dementia Risk
Not all physical activity is equal when it comes to protecting the brain from dementia. Where and why we move may matter more than most people ...
Neuropsychology1 days ago
Researchers uncover brain-network dynamics in schizophrenia
Researchers at Georgia State University have identified a previously unknown aspect of schizophrenia that offers a new way to understand how the disorder affects large-scale brain coordination. In a ...
Neuropsychology1 days ago
The physical activity paradox: Not all forms of exercise lower your dementia risk. This type raises it
Not all physical activity is equal when it comes to protecting the brain from dementia. Where and why we move may matter more than most people realize.
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Diabetes drug metformin may halve the risk of dementia
Taking metformin, a type 2 diabetes drug, has been linked to a lower risk of dementia over the following decades, but the association isn't conclusive ...
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Give weeks back to researchers while differentiating brain organoids
Across typical brain organoid processes, automation minimizes manual intervention from roughly 27 hours per week for 10 plates to about three hours. This allows laboratories to recover weeks of ...
Neuropsychology2 days ago
The dementia vaccine some of us are taking without realising
The evidence has been quietly building for over a decade. Now experts can't ignore it ...
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Your diet before age 2 may shape your brain health for decades, new study shows
A decades-old wartime policy gave researchers a rare chance to examine how what we eat early in life may shape the brain decades later.
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Advanced Molecular and Imaging Biomarkers for Neurological Disorders
Neurological disorders are often driven by shared pathophysiological pathways, including immune dysregulation, glial activation, demyelination, and ...
Neuropsychology2 days ago
I’m a neurologist — the quickest test for dementia is just 3 hand movements
More than 10 million people are diagnosed with dementia each year, but a quick test may give some insight to cognitive functioning.
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Faster Path To Treatment For Deadly Childhood Dementia
Getty ImagesAn Australian research collaboration has identified several existing TGA‑approved medicines that could help slow brain damage in children ...
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Alzheimer’s Disease vs. Dementia: What’s the Difference?
Explore the key differences between dementia and Alzheimer's disease, including symptoms, progression patterns, underlying causes, and treatment options.
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Alzheimer’s Brain Changes May Start Years Earlier
Alzheimer’s disease may begin changing the brain years earlier than doctors have been able to see with standard scans. A new study from the University of Oslo found changes in brain structure at least ...
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Why recent memories fade in dementia and the protein responsible for making memories last
Published on May 17, 2026, in Nature Communications, lead author Renée Kosonen, co-first author Kristie Stefanoska, and senior author Arne Ittner traced how tau operates in healthy brain circuits—and ...
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Breathing dirtier air over the years is being linked to a higher chance of dementia
The air a person breathes over decades may leave a mark on the brain, not just the lungs. A series of large analyses now links long-term exposure to fine particle pollution with a higher chance of ...
Neuropsychology2 days ago
Türkiye joins NATO DIANA neuroscience network with NOROM
Türkiye’s NOROM became the country’s first NATO DIANA neuroscience test center, supporting testing of neurotechnology and AI-based systems ...
Neuropsychology3 days ago
This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment and sleep problems who took at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D daily scored more than 13% higher on a cognitive test than those taking none. The preliminary findings suggest…
Neuropsychology3 days ago
Three simple changes in middle age could give you 13 more years without dementia, study suggests
Making healthy choices in middle age could increase your cognitive health much later in life ...
Neuropsychology3 days ago
Hormone Therapy May Reduce Dementia Risk in Women
Could estrogen use be connected with a healthier aging brain? New research involving more than 21,000 women found that those who had used estrogen-only hormone therapy later in life were less likely ...
Neuropsychology3 days ago
Dirty Air Could Change the Brain Years Before Dementia
The air people breathe every day could leave subtle signs in the brain long before memory problems appear. New research has linked exposure to traffic-related and other outdoor pollution with ...
Neuropsychology3 days ago
Can dementia be delayed? Here are modifiable lifestyle factors that lower brain risk
Nearly half of dementia cases could potentially be delayed or prevented by tackling modifiable risks, from high blood pressure and cholesterol to exercise, hearing, vision, sleep, diet, social ...
Neuropsychology3 days ago
New drug hailed as ‘the most successful yet’ in fight to slow dementia
It is the most successful attempt so far to create a drug that targets brain-clogging tau proteins, which may be one of the causes of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The clinical study of 416 ...
Neuropsychology3 days ago
Multilingual people may have brains up to 13 years younger
People who speak several languages may have brains that age more slowly, with four-language speakers showing brains that appeared about 13 years younger than those of monolinguals. Starting earlier and becoming highly…
Neuropsychology3 days ago
A brain implant let a paralyzed man speak again through a computer
For someone who has lost the ability to speak, a thought can feel trapped with no way out. Research on brain-computer interfaces has begun to change that, with implanted devices that read signals from ...
Neuropsychology4 days ago
Untreated hearing loss is one of the biggest changeable risks for dementia
Many people treat fading hearing as a minor nuisance of getting older, something to be managed by turning up the television or asking others to repeat themselves. A growing body of research suggests ...
Neuropsychology4 days ago
Study Says Doing This One Thing Can Reduce the Odds of Dementia by More Than 30%
The study showed that older adults who always listened to music had a 39% lower risk of dementia compared with those who never, rarely, or sometimes listened. On top of that, they had higher scores in ...
Neuropsychology4 days ago
Hidden Pulses Within Your Brain May Hold Your Thoughts Together
(True Creatives/Canva) When you recognize a familiar face, your brain must connect that face with a name, a place, and perhaps a memory. Those pieces of information are not necessarily handled in the ...
Neuropsychology4 days ago
Wild New Paper Claims Human Brain Doesn’t Produce Consciousness
"Nothing in science explains how three pounds of matter... can love, hate, dream, imagine, fear or hope for its future." The post Wild New Paper Claims Human Brain Doesn’t Produce Consciousness ...
Neuropsychology4 days ago
Five-Year Brain Organoids Reveal New Insights Into Human Development
Researchers kept human brain organoids developing for over five years, revealing prolonged maturation that mirrors human brain development.