An international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how structural ...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how ...

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 ...

Your brain doesn't have to age on autopilot. New research shows we can slow—and potentially reverse—brain aging.

O ver the past half-century of manned spaceflight, scientists have learned a lot about how the human body responds once freed ...

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 ...

People with frontotemporal dementia grapple with behavioral, language, and cognitive problems as their disease worsens. It may be small comfort but for a few, their disease sparks an artistic flair, ...

Anti-amyloid-beta (anti-Aβ) drugs, which are used in the management of Alzheimer's disease (AD), have the potential to compromise long-term brain health by accelerating brain atrophy, a comprehensive ...

New research reveals that air pollution, especially PM2.5, may contribute to cerebral atrophy but does not seem to impair cognitive function. Urbanization affects the strength of this link. Study: ...

For most of us, everyday life is characterized by a lack of movement. But those long hours sitting at a desk, commuting by ...