While experts understand that dementia occurs because of changes in the brain, they can’t always pinpoint one exact reason for those changes. Is Dementia Hereditary? Dementia isn’t always hereditary.

Adverse cognitive effects linked to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure, a type of endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), have the potential to be passed down through generations, according to an ...

Untreated sleep apnea can affect memory and other aspects of cognitive health, and it can get worse over time, with many ...

If you or a loved one is showing potential signs of age-related cognitive decline or dementia, you may want to seek help but not know the right type of health care provider to choose. That's partly ...

Worse cognitive performance was seen among children prior to migraine attack onset compared with those who never developed migraine. In a recently published narrative review, authors outlined research ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a framework of psychotherapy used for a variety of mental health conditions, including personality disorders. It focuses on helping you identify and restructure ...

—A long-term study, which followed patients for 25 years, found that individuals with schizophrenia and other psychoses were at higher risk of mild-to-moderate and severe impairment relative to adults ...

A study of U.S. veterans found that their episodic visual memory, motor learning, and sustained visual attention improved ...

Uncover how this plant-derived compound could revolutionize cognitive health, offering new hope for anxiety and cognitive impairment - if future research confirms its full potential. Study: ...

According to new research, cognitive impairments in psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are linked to brain network organization. This link between cognition and brain ...