This exercise may reduce Parkinson’s symptoms
Scientists from Rush Medical College found that a three-month community-based boxing program significantly eased both motor and non-motor symptoms in adults with early Parkinson's disease.
The...
Scientists find a key to activating ‘fountain of youth’ in brain
Many people dread experiencing the cognitive and mood declines that often accompany reaching an advanced age, including memory disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and...
How the brain knows when to take out the trash
The brain has its own housekeeping service, a sophisticated mechanism that cleans up debris that is left over from cellular activity.
But scientists have had...
How to eat your way to a healthy brain
In a new study from Deakin University, researchers found people who eat a healthy diet during middle age have a larger brain volume than...
7 things to know about ‘chemo brain’
Many people who have undergone treatment for cancer, especially chemotherapy, report they just don’t seem to be able to think as clearly as they...
Stanford study shows how COVID-19 affects the brain
In a recent study published in Nature, researchers found the brains of people who died from COVID-19 were remarkably similar to the brains of...
Scientists find the cause of ‘brain fog’ in people with COVID-19
One of the dozens of unusual symptoms that have emerged in COVID-19 patients is a condition that's informally called "COVID brain" or "brain fog."
It's...
If your left and right-brain age differently, you are more likely to have Alzheimer’s...
In a new study, researchers found that parts of the brain decline faster from age 30.
These brain changes are accelerated in people with Alzheimer's...
Keeping your brain sharp isn’t about working more puzzles
Mental decline is one of the most feared aspects of growing older.
People will do just about anything to prevent it, from swallowing supplements touted...
COVID-19 virus does not attack the brain directly
In a new study, researchers found hallmarks of brain damage caused by thinning and leaky brain blood vessels in tissue samples from COVID-19 patients...