The Roger Williams Park Zoo announced Tuesday that the elephants will eventually move to a new Association of Zoos and ...

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall during a Toby Smith interview. Smith, a longtime Albuquerque Journal sports and features writer and a prolific freelance writer, died Tuesday from a stroke and ...

With expertise in research, fundraising, policy and more, our staff are dedicated to making breakthroughs possible. Hilary Evans-Newton is the Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK. Hilary joined ...

A federal judge on Friday again blocked the Trump administration's cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) While much of the physical brain damage occurs instantly – called the primary stage of ...

My love of history turned me into a collector of books about historical events and people whose lives changed the world. Years ago, one of the many historical topics of interest to me led to my ...

Conservation efforts, anti-poaching measures, and habitat restoration have given elephants a second chance, but can they ...

A paradigm-shifting study shows an experimental drug, GL-II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The study demonstrates that the ...

When a person is diagnosed with dementia they may not understand or accept their diagnosis. This may be because the person is in denial, or because they have what is known as ‘lack of insight’. When a ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — The former Memorial Hospital building is once again being repurposed to provide temporary shelter to people experiencing homelessness. The Rhode Island Department of ...

Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However, for younger people it can often take much longer. There can be specific reasons for this, including: Young-onset dementia is ...