Sleep is essential for your overall health, but it plays an especially important role in protecting your brain. Research has ...

We all forget things now and then—people’s names, where you put your car keys, that dentist appointment that was scheduled ...

There is some evidence to suggest that a lack of sleep may increase a person’s risk of dementia, but there is not enough to say for sure. Currently, researchers are not sure how sleep and dementia are ...

If the lack of sleeping time is significant ... The second study on sleep patterns and dementia, carried out by Australian ...

This is complicated by the lack of “definitive pathological ... when you are in the early stages of dementia, pathological ...

In a mouse study, researchers found that zolpidem (Ambien), a common sleep aid, could prevent the brain from effectively ...

Researchers believe that those who take longer to enter the dream phase of sleep may be at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease ...

Share on Pinterest New research links lack of sleep to brain ... have shown a link between insufficient sleep and the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia, other studies have failed to ...

Experts say there are ways to reduce our risk of dementia, including diet and exercise, protecting against hearing loss, and ...

The increase in dementia cases is related to the aging U.S. population, as well as genetic factors and addressable issues including hypertension, diabetes, lack of exercise, poor sleep and hearing ...