"We found that older adults with cognitive impairment displayed distinct patterns in the timing and organization of their ...

A new scientific study challenges one of the most widely believed ideas about aging—and the findings could change how we ...

Many people experience temporary cognitive impairment immediately after surgery. In people over age 60, however, about 1 in ...

Too little, too much, or just right. Everyone can feel the effects of a bad night’s sleep, and how long you let your head hit ...

A recent study found that getting too little or too much sleep may accelerate the biological aging of the brain and other ...

A new study suggests that a certain number of hours of sleep each night — between 6.4 and 7.8 hours to be exact — is ...

Experts say maintaining brain health is a must as we enter our older years.

NIH-funded mouse study provides roadmap for how aging may alter brain cell genetic activity Based on new brain mapping research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientists have ...

For years, women were taught to think about muscle as cosmetic. Something tied to appearance, weight, or fitness culture. But in midlife, muscle becomes something far more important: a foundation for ...

Based on new brain mapping research, scientists have discovered that not all cell types in the brain age in the same way. They found that some cells, such as a small group of hormone-controlling cells ...