It’s true that the brain slows down as we age, but that’s normal—and all of us can practice some simple strategies to compensate for it.

Neuroscientists at King's College London have pinpointed a mechanism behind the increased neural connectivity observed in the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Published in Translational ...

"Super-agers" seem to produce more new nerve cells in a brain region important for memory than other people their age ...

The Rio Grande Valley has one of the highest dementia rates in Texas — nearly double the national average — driven by risk factors such as cardiovascular disease.

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Age is more than just one number. While neuroscientists used to think of cognitive aging as a single trendline, they now ...

A new study has found that SuperAgers also grow more neurons than other older adults groups, helping to keep their brains ...

A singing circle at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw helps people with dementia and other brain conditions connect through music. At ...

A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep in these ...

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

The Alzheimer’s field is being turned on its head as mounting evidence points to the disease beginning outside the brain many ...