July 30th, 2018 Heard on Morning Edition NPR Allison Aubrey Was it hard to concentrate during that long meeting? Does the crossword seem a little tougher? You could be mildly dehydrated. A growing body of evidence finds that being just a...

  June 21,2018 Heard on "All Things Considered" NPR Jon Hamilton: Two common herpes viruses appear to play a role in Alzheimer's disease. The viruses, best known for causing a distinctive skin rash in young children, are abundant in...

CreditGetty Images Abbreviated, intense workouts may help people of any age become healthier, a new study of old mice that ran on treadmills suggests. Although the experiment involved rodents, not humans, the study found that old...

MNT - Hourly Medical News Since 2003 Alzheimer's / Dementia Sleep / Sleep Disorders / InsomniaSeniors / AgingNeurology / Neuroscience People who sleep longer twice as likely to develop dementia Written by Ana...

Written By Catharine Paddock PhD Physically fit, healthy older adults who stopped exercising for only 10 days showed signs of significant decreases in blood flow to parts of the brain that are important for thinking, learning, and memory -...