A loss of brain volume associated with new immunotherapies for Alzheimer's disease may be caused by the removal of amyloid plaques, rather than the loss of neurons or brain tissue, finds a study led ...

Scientists have successfully grown miniature human brains in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station ...

Of the more than 55 million people in the world with dementia, 60% to 70% are estimated to have ... Although scientists have ...

Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have ...

Mitophagy dynamics change with age, particularly during midlife, influencing brain health and aging. These findings offer ...

Binge drinking in early adult years fundamentally changes how the brain's neurons communicate, in what scientists equate to a ...

If you're a midlife woman struggling with focus, memory, and recall, you might just be suffering from perimenopausal brain fog. Here's how to recognize it and cope.

Two decades ago, state Rep. Tom Craddick could ask a room of his West Texas constituents what illness they feared the most ...

Historically, scientists studied brain organization properties by examining tissue samples from post-mortem or by using ...

Slow-wave sleep decline increases dementia risk by 27% and Alzheimer’s by 32%. Sleep helps clear harmful brain proteins.

A new review was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), on October 29, 2024, Volume 16, Issue 20, titled, "Brain aging and Alzheimer's ...

Special imaging has helped scientists get a sneak look inside the human brain to know how it flushes away waste that ... Also, chronic sleep deprivation is considered a huge risk factor for dementia – ...