The stormy relationship of Sigmund Freud and the neuropathologist and psychiatrist Theodor Meynert helped define the origins of biological psychiatry as well as psychotherapy.

Science’s success at staving off death from heart disease or cancer has made another diagnosis more likely: Dementia.

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Healthcare leaders have spent years trying to figure out how to manage the rising cost of aging, especially when it comes to ...

Good nutrition can also play a part in reducing your risk for heart disease and stroke. If you’re looking to start eating healthier, consider adding more whole grains and proteins to your diet, and ...

A blood test could reveal at what age a person will see symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease before they happen, according to a ...

Daniel Moore was about 30 the first time it happened. At the end of a long, hot, stressful day, he chugged an ice-cold glass ...

“People with Alzheimer’s dementia tend to maintain their social graces until relatively late in the disease,” Duxbury said. “They can make small talk and be polite and sit next to someone and ...

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research.

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As we are a profoundly social species, communicating with one another comes naturally to us. We do it all the time, and we take most of it for granted. Yet, science is only beginning to reveal just ...