Deep Belly Fat May Help Spur Alzheimer's Decades Before Symptoms Begin

An accumulation of fat lurking around the organs of obese people is strongly linked to a buildup of Alzheimer's-linked proteins in the brain, new research finds.

Buildup of this visceral fat in middle age may boost levels of the two damaging brain proteins, called amyloid and tau, explained a team led by Dr. Mahsa Dolatshahi, of Washington...

Elton John Says He Has Lost His Sight

Pop music legend Elton John says that he can no longer see following an eye infection he battled last summer.

The prolific singer-songwriter made the announcement Sunday at a charity gala performance of "The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical," a theater production he scored.

"I haven't been able to come to many of the previews, bec...

Need Some 'Alone Time'? It's Vital to Mental Health for Many

The hectic holidays play havoc on people’s nerves, not the least because they aren’t able to have any time to themselves.

Nearly half (46%) of Americans say they don’t get the alone time they need during the holidays, according to a new national survey by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

What’s...

Maintain Muscle as You Age to Keep Brain Sharp

Maintaining muscle might be one way to help prevent dementia, new research suggests.

“We found that older adults with smaller skeletal muscles are about 60% more likely to develop dementia when adjusted for other known risk factors,” said study co-senior author Marilyn Albert. She's a professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Uni...

Temporary Scalp Tattoo Can Track Your Brainwaves

Folks soon might have their brain activity scanned using a temporary tattoo, a new study suggests.

This temporary scalp tattoo allowed researchers to track electrical brain activity much more easily than with conventional electrodes, researchers reported Dec. 2 in the journal Cell Biomaterials.

Electronic tattoos, or e-tatto...

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Two Patients Walk After Spinal Cord Injury

In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a skiing accident left the young Austrian wheelchair-bound from a spinal cord injury.

Fast-forward to today, where an innovative deep-brain stimulation technique is helping the 54-year-old Jäger walk and move again.

“Last year on vacation, it was no problem to walk a couple ...