Brain atrophy can refer to a loss of brain cells, or a loss of connections between them. Learn the symptoms, causes, and treatments.

Nearly 10% of people live with chronic kidney disease—in other words, their kidneys can't adequately filter waste from their ...

Johns Hopkins University-led researchers, working with the Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia (BIOCARD) ...

Carter weighed 82 pounds when he died last year at the age of 14 while in hospice care in Springdale. He required constant ...

A novel MRI-based ‘aging’ clock may offer a simple way to identify patients whose biological age is outpacing their ...

Things like maintaining a healthy diet free of processed foods, staying active and social, and avoiding certain medications have all been shown to help lower your dementia risk. Now, studies show that ...

A single, freely available, noninvasive brain scan done in just a few minutes during midlife can predict what chronic ...

Poor sleep in midlife, like difficulty falling asleep or waking early, may accelerate brain atrophy linked to dementia, a UCSF study finds.

Belly fat, also known as visceral fat, may contribute to brain atrophy and early markers of Alzheimer’s disease, new research found.

A new tool developed by researchers can estimate how fast someone is aging by analyzing a single MRI brain scan, predicting ...