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...
His brother had a traumatic brain injury. Now, his mission is to research new...
For a couple weeks, it was too much to believe. A prolonged coma and zero recollection of how it happened.
Ryan Finneran was on the...
Vegans may need to take omega-3 (DHA) to protect brain function
The human body can make most of the types of fats it needs from other fats or raw materials. That isn’t the case for...
New sensor could capture brain signals in record-breaking resolution
A team of engineers, surgeons and medical researchers based at the University of California San Diego has developed brain sensors that record electrical signals directly from the...
Can lutein supplements boost your brain function
It’s easy to see the connection between an unhealthy diet and an expanding waistline.
The connection between food and brain health can be harder to...
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...
Scientists take key step toward next-generation brain-computer interfaces
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are emerging assistive devices that may one day help people with brain or spinal injuries to move or communicate.
BCI systems depend...
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...