An international research team has uncovered new insights into healthy brain aging. The researchers found that aging leads to ...

Research studying the effects of cannabis on the brain has often focused on adolescents, but a new study from CU Anschutz ...

Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear ...

Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, (NUS Medicine), have identified a molecular switch that helps aging brains ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Nearly one in four adults over age 50 may have a hidden brain condition tied to sharply higher dementia risk, even without a history of stroke, researchers warn.

Omega-3 fatty acids, creatine, magnesium and vitamin D support memory and brain function. Correcting low levels of these ...

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

A new study has identified the brain connectivity patterns that lead to cognitive difficulties in patients with schizophrenia, suggesting potential targets for therapeutic intervention in early ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to a preliminary late-breaking science presentation at the American Stroke ...