An estimated 7.4 million Americans aged 65 and older are now living with Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's ...

In older adults, even mild impairment can affect the brain. But there are simple ways to reduce the harm. By Dana G. Smith Adults over age 65 who experience vision loss have a nearly 50 percent ...

Transient vision loss is temporary vision loss lasting from seconds to less than 24 hours that can affect one or both eyes. It can indicate vascular health conditions, including an impending stroke.

Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the “vertical midline”). Hemianopia severely affects daily activities ...

Visual changes can often be a symptom of a neurological condition, such as stroke, migraine, or an infection. In some cases, changes may be permanent or progressive, but in many cases, prompt ...

Vision loss has long been treated as a one-way street, a devastating endpoint rather than a problem the brain might quietly work to solve. A wave of research is now overturning that assumption, ...

In 2019, 57 million people worldwide were living with dementia, a figure expected to soar to 153 million by 2050. A recent Lancet Commission report suggests that nearly half of dementia cases could be ...

Incoming information from the retina is channeled into two pathways in the brain's visual system: one that's responsible for processing color and fine spatial detail, and another that's involved in ...

Imagine fixing your eyesight not with risky surgery or an endless supply of eye drops, but by briefly turning your eye off … and back on. That’s the remarkable hook behind Pop Mech’s latest story, ...

Cas9 to study the genetic causes of vision loss and potential regenerative therapies at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Don't ignore persistent headaches or other neurological warning signs. Learn when to seek medical attention for brain health ...