A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster ...

A 20-year study found brain games that boost speed and split attention helped prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

A new study that followed participants for two decades found some were up to a quarter less likely to develop a memory ...

Menopause reshapes the brain in surprising ways — but it may also reveal the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt.

Scientists may have stumbled across a network of vessels in the brain that helps clear out waste fluid – a discovery that could "represent a paradigm shift in our understanding of all neurodegenerativ ...

Emily Johnston, a writing studies professor at UC Merced, has researched how the act of writing rewires the brain to build ...

Brain training reduces dementia risk by 25% over 20 years, long-term study finds. Cognitive speed training shows lasting protection against Alzheimer's disease.

A new NYU Langone study suggests long COVID-19 may trigger Alzheimer’s-like brain changes, raising concerns about future ...

Amyloid proteins are typically considered bad guys, but researchers been investigating whether a version may be key to forming long-term memories.

Up to 48 hours before a migraine, this region becomes overactive, disrupting functions it normally regulates like sleep and ...

When you sit too much, your brain function is compromised because there is less blood flow, which decreases the amount of oxygen that reaches the brain.