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'It'll be an enormous challenge.'

Dementia affects more than 55 million people around the world. A number of factors can increase a person’s risk of developing dementia, including high blood pressure, poor sleep, and physical inactivity. Meanwhile, keeping cognitively, physically, and socially active, and limiting alcohol consumption, can reduce the risk.

Shamond Butler, now 20, has the cognitive capability of a 2-year-old because of brain damage he suffered during birth, his lawyer said.

Optical illusions serve as a great way to exercise your mind. Your brain works out better when you use it to crack some difficult puzzles. However, there are some personality tests that can reveal some hidden clues about yourself based on how you perceive a photograph.

The actor was originally diagnosed with brain condition aphasia, which causes the patient’s language abilities to deteriorate, before it progressed to frontotemporal dementia

Biscuits, ice-cream and fizzy drinks can be just as addictive as alcohol and cigarettes, research has found. What are they doing to our bodies – and how can we kick the habit?

A study found the technology to be 95% accurate when predicting where a stent would be located in the brain

A survey finds that more than half of dog parents are doubtful about giving their pups the vaccine for rabies — a lethal disease that vaccination brought under control in the U.S.

In “Eve,” Cat Bohannon makes a passionate and deeply researched case for women as the main drivers of civilization

Sorrall Dovey, 52, had the tumour removed six years ago and there are no signs it has returned