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 ...

A new BBC documentary looks at the rise of bare-knuckle boxing as fighter Liam 'Rocky' Rees tells BBC Sport why he loves the adrenaline.

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 of milk. “It felt like a bunny rabbit trying to jump ...

“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.

Several years ago John Rigolizzo, then a fresh college graduate, spent two-and-a-half weeks by the beach in southern California with a dozen other young Republicans. They were not there for the surf ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — A major breakthrough in brain health research suggests that red‑light therapy could significantly protect football players from long‑term head injuries. A new study published in the ...