An Arvada nonprofit is raising funds to help educate refugees in Africa. Seeds of South Sudan educates and relocates refugee ...

Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

A once-a-day pill that targets the production of the stress hormone cortisol in the brain has the potential to be the “holy ...

Researchers say 'the Unicorn,' their invention at the University of Texas Health Science Center, is a game-changer in the ...

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Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65—more than 4%—have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain ...

The Essex County Library is rolling out a program for people living with dementia. Cognitive Care Kits will soon be available to be checked out later this month. The kits include puzzles, games, art ...

Caption: Essex County Library has launched cognitive care kits. They're filled with mental and sensory activities for people with dementia. (Jennifer La Grassa/CBC) If you have a loved one with ...

Most cases of dementia are caused by a mixture of risk factors. A risk factor is something that affects our chances of developing a condition like dementia. For most of us our risk of dementia is made ...

In the UK, people living with certain types of dementia, can be prescribed treatments to help manage their symptoms. These are known as symptomatic treatments. They include donepezil (part of a family ...

Back in May I remarked how board game releases in 2024 had gotten off to a slow start. That was before the summer and fall convention season, which brought with it a deluge of promising new titles.