A recent study suggests that aerobic fitness may be connected to faster thinking, better memory, and important brain changes ...

Researchers have crossed a threshold that once belonged squarely to science fiction: they have built working models of brains, both in silicon and in living tissue, that can learn, adapt, and even ...

Scientists mapped how waste leaves the brain, uncovering drainage pathways that could help explain Alzheimer's disease and ...

A fascinating new study shows moving your body helps wring out your brain like a dirty sponge, keeping it clean and ...

Losing weight may involve rewiring the gut and the brain at the same time. In a study of obese adults, an intermittent ...

Summary: A new study has decoded the structural white matter communication networks of the brain in individuals with bipolar disorder. The meta-analysis harmonized diffusion MRI data from 449 people ...

The neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced in 2015 that he could soon be capable of performing the world’s first human head transplant procedure. This would mean that it would be possible to remove ...

The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

Some 2.3 million U.S. adults over 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. Whether it’s due to ...