A new study suggests targeting a certain protein could one day stop neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Scientists have uncovered a powerful new clue in the mystery of brain aging: a single protein called FTL1. In aging mice, higher levels of this protein weakened connections between brain cells and led ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla have created a new tool to better understand how aging ...

Aging brains are often misunderstood. Older adults go through changes neurologically, but it does not mean intelligence is lost. Now, University researchers are examining how surgery and aging can ...

What is the brain exposome? A new 34-country study shows how environmental and social factors like air pollution and poverty ...

Everyone misplaces their keys occasionally or struggles to recall a name, but when does ordinary forgetfulness cross the line into something more concerning? Understanding this distinction can make a ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto shows that when older adults feel negatively about aging, they may lack confidence in their abilities to hear and remember things, and perform ...

Does partying in your 20s cause memory loss in your 60s? New research from the University of Michigan links young adult binge drinking, smoking, and cannabis use to cognitive decline decades later.

William James, the father of American Psychology, famously speculated that when a newborn child has her first sensory experience with the world outside of her mother’s womb, it must be “a great ...

You walk into a room and forget why you came there. You can’t remember where you put your keys five minutes ago. You struggle to recall the name of someone you’ve known for years. Everyone around you ...

In A Nutshell A study of nearly 8,000 Americans found that worsening financial health was linked to faster memory decline in ...