The number of people living with some form of dementia is expected to double in the next 25 years, and while for some it's in their genes, for others, the disease may be influenced by lifestyle.

Nipah virus does not just infect the body, it disrupts immune defences at multiple levels, suppressing early antiviral responses and triggering harmful inflammation.

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The Ban Ki-moon Foundation, Paris Brain Institute and Vascular Brain Health Institute empower the next generation of ...

A large long-term study links the quality of carbohydrates, particularly glycaemic index (GI), to dementia risk.

Keywords: metabolism, brain, nutrients, obesity, inflammation, dietary patterns, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, ...

There has been a disturbing discovery during the inquest into the death of former Manchester United player Gordon ...

People can try to spot one of the early signs of dementia by trying to complete a test using nothing but a tennis ball and their hands. Whilst it may seem peculiar, a few minutes spent doing the test ...

The phrase ‘leaky brain’ may sound like internet shorthand, but behind it lies a serious and fast-evolving area of ...

Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we can potentially influence ourselves, such as ...

BBC Sport explores the ramifications of the verdict that heading footballs "likely" contributed to Gordon McQueen's death.

Cardiologist Bob Harrington talks to Mitch Elkind, chief science officer for Brain Health and Stroke at the AHA, about the ...