A new study shows that a lack of dietary fiber leads to rapid inflammation in the aging brain's amygdala, impairing emotional memory.

Two new lines of brain research are testing whether aging cells can be nudged into working more like young ones. In one study ...

Age-related changes in protein tagging and degradation may help explain how the brain declines over time and why diet can still influence these processes.

A newly identified protein may hold the key to rejuvenating aging brain cells. Researchers found that boosting DMTF1 can ...

Biohackers chasing the fountain of youth are turning to an unlikely new tool: nicotine. Once demonized for its role in ...

A growing body of research is challenging the long-held assumption that any cannabis use accelerates cognitive decline in older adults. Multiple studies drawing on tens of thousands of participants ...

One large trial study showed a correlation of vitamin E supplementation with a statistically significant increase in prostate cancer diagnoses among men, Dr. Fleishman says, adding, "This raises ...

A study of 26,000 older adults finds that moderate cannabis use is associated with larger brain volumes and better memory, attention, and processing speed.

Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, (NUS Medicine), have identified a molecular switch that helps aging brains maintain their ability to generate new nerve cells. The discovery centers ...

Through a combination of human NSC analysis in the lab and mouse model experiments, the researchers singled out a protein ...

Even if you appear "healthy," excess fat in certain spots on your body could be silently speeding up cognitive decline.

Early research ties word-finding difficulty (WFD) to the same neural highways that falter in Alzheimer’s disease.