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The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published on bmj.com today.

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Knowing the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease is important because it may lead to an early diagnosis, experts say.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, early diagnosis enables patients to:

  Plan ahead…

A new Canadian study suggests increasing the minimum price of beer, liquor and other alcoholic beverages may reduce how much people drink.

Researchers used data from the Canadian province of…

In childhood, rituals like regular schedules for meal, bath, and bed times are a healthy part of behavioral development. But combined with oral and tactile sensitivities, such as discomfort at the dentist…

Cigarette and alcohol use among teens is at the lowest level in decades, but marijuana use is on the rise, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Cigarette and alcohol use by eighth, 10th and 12th-graders are at their lowest point since the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey began polling teenagers in 1975, according to…

One in five workers suffer from a mental illness such as depression or anxiety and these conditions increasingly affect productivity in the workplace as many struggle to cope, a report…

People with Parkinson’s disease swing their arms asymmetrically - one arm swings less than the other - when walking. This unusual movement is easily detected early when…

Recreational use of Ecstasy – the illegal “rave” drug that produces feelings of euphoria and emotional warmth – is associated with chronic changes in the human brain, Vanderbilt University…

New research finds a marker used to detect plaque in the brain may help doctors make a more accurate diagnosis between two common types…

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a serious brain disorder that impacts daily living through memory loss and cognitive changes. Although not all memory loss indicates Alzheimer’s disease, one in…

The quiz, which is taken online, could help diagnose the condition perhaps years earlier than it might normally be spotted.

Experts believe that delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s by five…

One of the earliest known impairments caused by Alzheimer’s disease - loss of sense of smell – can be restored by removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of…

Stress-related disorders are often linked to people working in the line of fire. In a study led by researchers at NYU Langone Medical…

A new study published today in the international journal Addiction demonstrates that even small changes in pub and bar closing hours seem to affect the number of violent incidents.…

“It feels like there’s two of you inside - like there’s another half of you, which is my anorexia, and then there’s the real K,…

People with anorexia nervosa struggle with questions about their real, or “authentic,” self – whether their illness is separate from or integral to…

Surgeons and other types of doctors were equally likely to return to medical practice after being treated for drug or alcohol addiction, in a new study.

Surgeons were also…

The antipsychotic drugs that are increasingly being used to treat bipolar disorder, autism and other mental disorders in children may come with an increased risk of diabetes, a new…

Emergency room visits linked to energy drink consumption have surged in recent years, according to a report released on Tuesday, as more people combine the popular beverages with…

Although police officers are at a high risk of experiencing traumatic events (TE) in their work, they are no more likely than the general population to suffer…

Researchers have developed a memory stress test that can be used to predict those at risk of developing dementia.

Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), together with collaborators…

The study suggests an innovative psychological treatment called ‘concreteness training’ can reduce depression in just two months and could work as a self-help therapy for depression in primary care.…

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are teaming up for a research project aimed at advancing the treatment…

Omega-3 fats are essential – we must take them in from our diets because our body cannot synthesize them. These fats are extremely important for many facets of our…