Specific body fat distribution patterns were associated with brain structural differences, cognitive decline, and increased risk for neurologic disease.

A long-running study suggests that the MIND diet may be linked to slower structural brain changes that often accompany aging. New research published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & ...

A diet focused on the best foods for brain health slowed aging in key parts of the brain by over 2 years, a new study found.

The combined Mediterranean and blood pressure lowering diet may slow the structural changes related to brain aging, finds new research published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

A long-term brain imaging study in aging adults showed faster rates of atrophy in certain brain structures to be associated with the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI). While some ...

A study questioned the use of brain volume loss as a clinical trial endpoint in PPMS after finding a weak link to disability ...

Pairing two familiar eating plans may help your brain hang on to its youth, at least on scans. A study of more than 1,600 ...

These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).

"We have come to understand that sleep is really intertwined with the neurological processes driving Alzheimer's and similar dementias," said Dr. Alberto Ramos, research director of the Sleep ...

A large international study involving nearly 700 participants reveals that women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's disease show significantly less brain atrophy—decreased cortical thickness in ...