While the research does not point to a direct, causal link, it hints that activities like reading, writing and playing games ...

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Researchers found that speech patterns, like pauses and filler words, are tied to executive function. A recent study found ...

CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said the results of the study on coffee drinkers having lower risk of ...

New study suggests air pollution could be directly linked to Alzheimer's disease risk, with researchers finding stronger ...

A number of recent studies suggests that shingles vaccine has benefits beyond just protecting against shingles. A new study ...

Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as their white counterparts to develop dementia and also face some of the highest obesity rates in the nation — troubling numbers as St. Louis researchers ...

The breakdown of protective “nets” around nerve cells in the brain may be why Alzheimer’s patients forget their loved ones, according to a new study. A devastating consequence of Alzheimer’s is that ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When most are thinking about retirement, Elizabeth Mosher says she was searching for a new adventure. She became a foreign service officer when she was 55 and, with her husband, ...