An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday. Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can target the protein have failed.

The former ‘Bachelor’ star revealed in an emotional Instagram video that doctors discovered a tumor, or a glioma, on his brain.

India's new brainstem atlas offers scientists an unprecedented map of one of the brain's least known regions.

A Yale researcher told Newsweek one newly identified Parkinson's target is already being tested in trials.

A new study suggests the brain begins making decisions much earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that even primary sensory regions are influenced by higher brain areas through rapid feedback loops,

Soccer headers could be a problem later for some. As early as midlife, former elite players have reported worse anxiety, depression and focus, a new study finds.

After a frightening few hours in which she was rushed to a hospital and checked for a stroke, she was diagnosed with transient global amnesia (TGA). Luckily, Katie's completely fine now — and you can read her personal account of the day she'll never remember right here.

Practice may do more than make perfect. Researchers found that extensive training physically reorganizes the brain, allowing learned tasks to bypass the prefrontal cortex and run through specialized circuits instead.

Several children who had aggressive recurrent tumors remained disease-free years after the treatment, according to an early stage trial