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

Executive function and morality are not tied together, although society may connect the two. Skills like time management are ...

Millions of myelin-producing cells have been mapped in the mouse brain, advancing our understanding of nervous system ...

Part of healthy aging is taking care of your brain. Experts recommend these foods that support brain health and memory as ...

The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead. But last year about half of the deceased ...

A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala—the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in ...

When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing unintended disruptions to a patient's quality of life while removing as much ...

Superagers, 80 and 90-year-olds with extraordinary cognitive function, have been found to have a unique genetic profile that ...

Hypertension and heart failure affect millions worldwide. Yet in many patients, doctors cannot fully explain why the heart ...

The crème de la crème of diets? Many eating plans vie to be called the best, such as the Mediterranean diet, which offers ...

Participants with three or more cerebral microbleeds of any pattern also had an increased risk of dementia (HR 1.92, 95% CI 1.35-2.72), as did peers with at least two subcortical microbleeds, ...

For some time, the field of neuroscience has been predominantly "neurocentric," viewing neurons as the primary agents of information processing while ...