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

According to evidence from a preclinical study published in Nature, the hippocampus, the brain's memory center, may also ...

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

The hippocampus serves as the primary learning and memory center of the brain, but this is not where our memories are held. Rather, memory traces or engrams are represented by the connections between ...

Forget crossword puzzles. New government-backed research suggests an “unconscious” brain exercise may do more to shield aging ...

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

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

New research found that a certain kind of brain training seems to reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.

The human mind is turning out to be far stranger and more intricate than the tidy diagrams in old biology textbooks ever suggested. A wave of new research is revealing hidden layers in the brain’s ...

Virginia Tech researchers are investigating how overloaded mitochondria in the brain’s memory circuits may spark early Alzheimer’s damage. Their work focuses on calcium signaling and how it might ...

With aging comes change; wrinkles, gray hair, and height differences are all a part of the mix. But it’s not just the cosmetic transformations that people fear. According to a study from the Global ...

That forgotten name, misplaced keys, or missed appointment could mean more than just an embarrassing moment. Medical experts warn these innocent-looking memory slips might reveal serious brain damage ...