According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, a disease that is a form ...

Studies show that not only genetics determine memory status in older age. These are the daily actions that activate brain ...

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

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

Many people’s brains deteriorate as they age, becoming riddled with malfunctioning proteins that result in cell death and the ...

Understanding how the brain develops neurons and maintains cognitive function in old age could help researchers develop ...

A protein called klotho, naturally produced in the human body, has shown the ability to reverse age-related cognitive decline ...

Boosting mitochondrial calcium by inhibiting the LETM1 protein enhances long-term memory formation in flies and mice.

Researchers identified three chromosome 21 genes that are overactive in brain cells of individuals with Down syndrome, and ...

Researchers have developed a diagnostic panel that identifies cognitive decline by analyzing how blood proteins fold. This ...

Retirement doesn't just end your career — it can dismantle the invisible cognitive scaffolding that kept your brain sharp for ...

For too long, the promise of personalized therapies has been tantalizingly close, yet frustratingly out of reach for ...