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When Hamish McKenzie took a test in 1947 he did not expected to be still having his brain power measured 80 years later.

Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...

Researchers analysed five years of data from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative and found a more rapid decline ...

A new brainwave test could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis — in just three minutes. That’s according to researchers at the University of Bath and the University of Bristol, ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood levels ...

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic on brain health is recognised, yet specific effects remain understudied. We investigate the pandemic’s impact on brain ageing using longitudinal ...

Children continuously exposed to higher levels of naturally occurring radon gas in their homes may experience changes in how ...