As we age, gradual changes occur in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that plays a major role in learning, the consolidation of long-term memories and spatial navigation. This is why it may take ...

"We measured the thickness of the cerebral cortex in 50,000 locations," said Rahayel. "Although the individuals did not yet present kidney disease, we could already see that kidney function was ...

What is the best diet for brain health? There are dozens of studies showing that the Mediterranean diet is particularly ...

A higher level of the fat that gathers around organs has been linked to faster brain aging in a new study, with glucose and insulin the likely mediators.

A long-term brain imaging study in aging adults showed faster rates of atrophy in certain brain structures to be associated with the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI). While some ...

A groundbreaking long-term MRI study at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba shows that lower accumulation of abdominal (visceral) fat is linked with a significant slowing of brain ...

Women are far more likely than men to end up with Alzheimer's disease (AD). This may, at least partially, be due to women's longer average lifespans, but many scientists think there is probably more ...

—People with late-life vision impairment, specifically from AMD, are at higher risk of subsequent cognitive decline. These investigators from Duke University explain what they’re learning about this ...

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham has identified a unique brain network that links varied patterns of brain atrophy, or shrinkage, associated with schizophrenia. By combining ...

Neurophet has entered a collaboration to advance software that uses AI to examine brain MRI scans for signs characteristic of ...