The University of Texas at Arlington is expanding its research on brain health, focusing on how people navigate their ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute have identified a missing molecule, pleiotrophin, as a possible key to repairing faulty ...

Menopause brings profound shifts not just in hormones but in the very structure of the brain. Scientists have found that gray ...

For some brain changes, the age that women go through menopause may be a factor. Those whose periods cease before 47 are more ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

The areas most affected by atrophy are the hippocampus, where the cells start declining and shrink (plays role in memory); the front lobe (judgement and everyday decision making); and temporal lobe ...

Wild Blueberries Pack Serious Cognitive Punch You've probably heard blueberries called a superfood, but the latest research ...

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The experimental pill ALZ-801 slowed memory decline by 50% and reduced brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's patients with ...

Staying social lowers overall stress levels and increases levels of the feel-good hormone oxytocin, Kaiser points out. He ...