Periods of hot weather can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm. Experts recommend that those who may be more vulnerable - such as older people and babies and young ...

Most of us take our medications without much thought about what they might be doing in the background. You take the pill, it does the job you need it to do, and you move on with your day. That’s the ...

I read about a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease called NeuralCIM from Cuba. Do you think this is real? — J.B.

As women navigate hot flashes, sleep issues and changing waistlines, there's another quieter change that can often occur during perimenopause and post-menopause that deserves just as much attention: ...

Heart disease isn’t just a “man’s problem”. Men and women’s bodies handle fats differently in midlife. What are the ...

Migraine was associated with a 30% reduced risk for all-cause dementia and a 42% reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) compared with not having migraine in a new cohort study. Investigators ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man with no major health issues. Over the past several years, I have been getting a COVID booster in the spring with a second booster in the fall, as well as a flu ...

If your doctor suggested you take a statin but you’re not following that advice, you’re not the only one who isn’t filling that prescription. Many people who are candidates for these popular ...

If you worry about your risk of dementia, Lauren Sprague knows your fear. Her father had a stroke when she was in high school. What followed was a long, slow descent into memory loss and dementia. He ...

Karlene Ball, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychology and one of the study’s principal investigators, assisted in evaluating data focused on how one specific type of cognitive training can ...

Frank Poulsen has dementia, and like many people with memory loss, he often feels self-conscious in social situations. It can be embarrassing, he says, when he loses his train of thought or when ...

Statins remain the cornerstone of heart disease prevention. More than 50 million Americans take a drug such as atorvastatin, rosuvastatin or simvastatin every day. These medications lower cholesterol ...