Being overweight as a child could increase the risk of dementia in old age, a study by Oxford University suggests ...

The large-scale study looked at 39 possible risk factors and determined that 15 of them made the biggest difference when it ...

“Certain factors, such as being overweight and lack of exercise between the ages of 40 to 65, are known to be linked to a ...

Scientists have previously shown health in mid-life affects your risk of poor brain health in later years but Oxford University researchers have now found evidence that the seeds may be sown much earl ...

Having an unhealthy childhood could affect the brain in later life, according to new research. A child’s body mass index (BMI ...

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Research shows that your education level can be another big factor. Researchers at University College London found that ...

They used bioengineered human brain tissue models, creating concussion-like injuries to see what would happen to it. The scientists found that HSV-1, which gives you cold sores (c ...

Diet, exercise, brain games, even using your non-dominant hand can help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have identified genetic variations in brain cells, particularly microglia and oligodendrocytes, that influence ...

Think your brain’s on autopilot? These surprising factors may be steering you toward cognitive decline—plus, how to outsmart ...