In psychological health research, a person’s ability to think, otherwise known as their cognitive functions, is a crucial subject of research. The cognitive functions are a variety of different, but ...

Early recognition of cognitive decline in primary care allows for improved management of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in aging populations.

SAN FRANCISCO -- People who have more interrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s are more than twice as likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to a new study. In the early ...

Advancing chronic kidney disease may raise risk of cognitive decline, with attention, memory and brain function impacted, new JAMA study reveals.

The genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is more strongly influenced by the mother's side than the father's side, a recent study has discovered. Alzheimer's disease steals memories, ...

The cognitive dysfunction of the brain, especially memory and attention, that occurs in older patients with breast cancer after treatment is one of the most concerning long-term symptoms. As a chronic ...

A recent study found that people with diets high in fat and sugar had worse spatial memory than those who ate these foods less often. This may not be much of a surprise. We've long known that ...

Ultra-processed foods could be increasing our risk of cognitive problems and strokes, a study has found, adding to the growing body of evidence that what we eat can affect our brain function. In the U ...

Researchers have identified a new subtype of multiple sclerosis that affects thinking and memory rather than mobility — and as many as 26 percent of people with MS may have it. Researchers have ...

Upon her recent return to Washington after a more-than two-month absence to recover from an illness, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) explained to reporters that she had not in fact been away at all ...