Mayo Clinic launched a new prion test, RT-QuIC Prion, CSF, which can distinguish prion disease from other causes of rapidly ...

The 94-year-old died of heart disease and complications caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to the New Mexico medical investigator.

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Legendary actor Gene Hackman passed away at 94 from heart disease with complications due to Alzheimer’s, discovered on ...

Sex differences in tau may help explain why women face higher Alzheimer's dementia risk than men. At high levels of brain ...

Gene Hackman’s primary cause of death was due to hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease — but what does the ...

As innumerable studies have shown, light at night, even just street lights through a window, can disrupt the brain's circadian rhythms and sleep cycle. The blue-spectrum light of a TV or phone is the ...

How many push-ups can you do — and how does that stack up with others your age? In a Thursday "FOX & Friends" segment, ...

Contrary to stereotypes, age can be an advantage for entrepreneurs but only if you keep your brain sharp. Neuroscience has a fun suggestion.

Trent Johnston worried fans when he received “life-altering” news about his health during an episode of 7 Little Johnstons.

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BYU professor Tim Jenkins and Ph.D. student Chad Pollard have found a way to detect markers for neurodegenerative diseases, ...