Play is a brain-friendly strategy—even for teens. These games get students up, moving, and learning as they review for exams.

For more than a century, the fruit fly has been a workhorse of the biological sciences that has helped scientists to make ...

Young Big Night volunteers check out a spotted salamander that was crossing a Cumberland road in search of spring habitat. (Courtesy of Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust) How did the salamander ...

Neuroscientist Sjoerd Meijer of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has shown for the first time that targeted ultrasonic sound waves can help the brain overcome fear more quickly. These ...

Cognitive tests are gaining attention for their role in the early detection of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Dementia is a growing concern as it kills more older Americans than breast and ...

At least 64 million adults report having experienced a brain injury in their lifetimes. While many of these injuries are fairly mild and cause only temporary neurological impairment, there are ...

FORM OF A VERY SPECIAL APP. IF I TOUCH THIS AND THIS, I DON’T FEEL ANYTHING ON THIS SIDE AT ALL. SO THERE’S NO SENSATION. SANDHYA JEJURIKAR HAS NO FEELING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE AND NO HEARING ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — More than half a million Coloradans are living with a disability tied to a brain injury, according to the state's Department of Human Services. What many don't realize ...

The tests could help to improve dementia care, but scientists say there are still some caveats and unknowns. By Dana G. Smith Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or ...

Eating a diet rich in leafy greens, berries, and fish may help keep the brain younger for longer, with this eating pattern linked to slower shrinkage in key brain areas tied to memory and thinking, ...

Scientists have made a "significant step" towards creating a blood test that detects brain tumours and monitors them in real time. The new test is more than 90% accurate and could be used by GPs to ...