An exploratory clinical trial from the University of Pittsburgh has found that low-dose oral lithium may help slow the decline of verbal memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Lithium—a decades-old treatment for bipolar disorder—may hold potential neuroprotective benefits beyond mood stabilization.

In many cases, it's not until memory problems start creeping up that most people learn they have Alzheimer's disease. By then, the disease may already be progressing, leaving limited options for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new federally approved blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease has been validated by researchers at Jacksonville’s Mayo ...

Older adults dealing with depression often face compounding challenges when they become intensely fearful of their own ...

A rapid and promising tool to screen for hoarding behaviorResearchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have developed a simple, one-question ...

Another important discovery involved the sense of smell. Many people who had early signs of the disease also had trouble ...