Accumulating evidence finds that exercise can improve brain function and delay or prevent the onset of neurodegenerative diseases

Dramatic results in glioblastoma research: eliminating the astrocytes surrounding the tumors resulted in cancer cell death.

ISRIB reverses the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on areas of neurons called dendritic spines that are critical to cognition.

Wisdom measures are increasingly being used to study factors that impact mental health and optimal aging.

The first study of cognitive impairment in more than 20 years has found that nearly one in 10 U.S. adults over age 65 have dementia.

Griffith University researchers have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain

A global study has provided the strongest evidence to date that lowering blood pressure in later life can cut the risk of dementia.

Your brain is pretty fabulous. Around 100 billion nerve cells work together to keep you nimble and quick in your thinking.

Study led by IDOR found positive correlations regarding lipoxin A4 on cognitive brain functions and the endocannabinoid system

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that can reveal the metabolic or biochemical function of your tissues & organs.

A Scripps Research team measured how levels of various proteins in brain cells change in response to brain activity.

The protein, called SHMOOSE, is a tiny “microprotein” encoded by a newly discovered gene within the cell’s energy-producing mitochondria.

Taking a more spirited approach and walking briskly — defined as more than 40 steps per minute — drops dementia risk by 57%.

You may not realize it, but each time you recall a memory—like your first time riding a bike or walking into your high school prom.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the major form of dementia in the elderly population. The main changes in AD patients are neuronal death...

A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain’s possibilities.

Research findings could ultimately help improve treatments for certain neuropsychiatric disorders and brain injuries.

Enhanced memory for emotional stimuli is crucial for survival, but it may also contribute to the development of fear-related disorders.

BrainGate researchers demonstrated the first human use of a wireless transmitter capable of delivering high-bandwidth neural signals.

The human brain is probably the most complex organ in the entire living world and has long been an object of fascination for researchers.