Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UCLA and UCSF map genes that control tau buildup, revealing a tau-tagging complex and a stress-linked tau fragment. (CREDIT: ...

You might expect that with age comes a natural progression of brain degeneration, but new research shows that this might not be the case for all regions of the brain. A new analysis of mouse and human ...

UCF researchers have uncovered evidence that some movement-related symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may originate outside the ...

Researchers found sex differences in the activity of genes within cortical neurons (pictured) and other brain cells. Credit: ...

Researchers have discovered that parts of the human brain age more slowly than previously thought—particularly in the region that processes touch. By using ultra-high-resolution brain scans, they ...

Explore 25 rare brain abilities only a tiny fraction of people have, from tetrachromacy to echolocation. Uncover the ...

Some exciting new research shows it may be possible to do something to reduce your risk of developing dementia as you grow older. The study found that cognitive training (brain training exercises) can ...

A landmark research paper for the first time maps the genetics of how individual regions of the brain age—and why some of those regions are the very ones most ravaged by Alzheimer's and dementia.

Pass the pot to Grandma — her brain might thank you. A new study is challenging long-held assumptions about cannabis, finding that middle-aged and older adults who use the drug may actually see some ...

In Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, a protein called tau can pile up inside brain cells and form toxic clumps. Those clumps help drive memory loss and other symptoms. Yet some neurons seem to ...