Research reveals how lifestyle choices impact memory formation and retention, offering insights into preventing brain decline ...

Research by the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Research Center proposes that a common herpes virus may travel through the body ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, continues to remain one of modern medicine's greatest challenges.

New research suggests that consistent aerobic exercise could be a powerful tool in reducing the biological signs associated ...

A poor response to insulin can lead to dementia, so the idea that exercise can help prevent this by possibly boosting insulin ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Mathematicians are investigating how the intricate folds in the human brain – which have increased as our species has evolved – help to improve our brainpower.

In recent years, a growing number of scientific studies have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease isn't just a ...

A research team from the Institut de Neurociències of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) has discovered that the two key pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's—tau protein and beta-amyloid ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Using a new animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, the study highlights a potential breakthrough in treatment strategies.

A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just 'background noise.' ...