A study published in Nature on August 6, 2025, found that lithium is the only metal significantly depleted in the prefrontal cortex of people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, ...

A single-letter change in a protein that guards brain cells against a toxic form of death may help explain why Alzheimer’s disease strikes so aggressively in older adults. A missense variant in the ...

TD Cowen 46th Annual Health Care Conference March 4, 2026 9:50 AM ESTCompany ParticipantsAlexander Schuth - Co-Founder, ...

A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep in these exceptional brains were signs of what some scientists believe to be newborn ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

A new study has uncovered why some brain cells are more resistant to Alzheimer’s damage than others. Researchers found a natural cleanup system that helps remove toxic tau protein before it can form ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are computational models that can learn to identify patterns in data, make accurate predictions or generate content (e.g., texts, images, videos or sound ...

Scientists show that lecanemab clears amyloid plaques by engaging microglia through its Fc fragment, defining the cellular program behind its therapeutic effect ...

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

Older adults with exceptional memories continue to grow new brain cells. A recent study published in the journal Nature shows ...

As prevalent as dementia is—affecting over 7 million Americans annually, and projected to double in the next 30 years—Northwestern University’s 25-year SuperAger study only gets more timely with time.

Brains of older adults with super healthy cognition grow more new neurons than those of their peers, according to a study from UIC, Northwestern University and the University of Washington.