Reserchers report that cognitive stimulation and personal relationships can protect against dementia, but stress can undermine that protection. Sources of stress may include acting as a caregiver as ...

Exposure to cognitive enrichment is associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline and lower risk for Alzheimer disease and dementia.

While cerebral palsy may or may not directly affect someone’s cognition, that doesn’t mean it can’t affect their mental health. Cerebral palsy is a brain condition that a doctor typically diagnoses ...

The Florey Dementia Index predicted when cognitive decline or Alzheimer's dementia would occur. The index is based on age and dementia severity test scores. The model performed well in several cohorts ...

Gestational hypertension increases risk for worse cognition and greater cognitive decline during midlife. Patients with a history of gestational hypertension (GH) have worse cognition and greater ...

Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation, new research suggests. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long sleepers experienced greater cognitive ...

Forget the hype about AI "solving" human cognition, new research suggests unified models like Centaur are just overfitted "black boxes" that fail to understand basic instructions.

Adolescents with higher levels of adiposity appeared to be more susceptible to the negative cognitive effects of sleep restriction compared with those with lower levels of adiposity, a randomized ...