A new study suggests a gene mutation could have a protective effect against Alzheimer's. The research looked specifically at ...

The study, published March 6 in Nature Medicine, shows that the brain’s immune cells, called microglia, play a more powerful ...

Based on the analysis, the brain appears to be a particularly strong predictor of not just Alzheimer’s disease, but longevity ...

Creatine is well known for its role in muscle energy, but it’s also critical for brain function and development.

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. With an estimated 55 million people living with Alzheimer's Disease and other ...

Scientists have identified specific brain cells which respond most to exercise, an advance that could lead to a pill to boost ...

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

Tulane University researchers created a first-of-its-kind subcellular map of an area of the brain commonly affected by ...

New research reveals that Alzheimer's disease may impair nerve function not by reducing myelin, but by altering the proteins ...

For years, researchers have seen a connection between exercise and the progression of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's ...

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...

A new study finds rare neural stem cells in the adult human hippocampus, suggesting some brains can generate new neurons into ...