The study, published in Nature Aging last year, found that knowing more than one language reduced odds of brain aging by 54%.

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years.

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss ...

Memories rarely arrive as an unbroken stream. The brain quietly divides life into segments: entering a room, starting a conversation, or watching a new scene unfold.

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Glimmer of hope emerges in pilot trial of people with mild cognitive impairment ...

When myelin breaks down, white matter in the brain deteriorates, a change commonly seen with aging. At the same time, microglia, the brain’s primary immune cells, can shift from protective responders ...

Age is more than just one number. While neuroscientists used to think of cognitive aging as a single trendline, they now ...

A communication pathway between the brain and the gut may be integral to how well the brain holds on to memories. In a series of experiments, researchers found that a communication pathway between the ...

New research suggests that super-agers generate twice as many neurons as typical older adults. But you don't have to be a ...

New research suggests childhood cancer survivors may experience accelerated biological aging from treatments, potentially ...

Here's what you can do now to protect your brain in your 40s, 50s, and beyond.