Last week in this column, we began a journey into understanding dementia. We looked at what dementia really is, how it differs from ordinary forgetfulness, the different types such as Alzheimer’s, ...

Researchers show how fatty foods quickly disrupt memory by blocking neurons’ recycling process, with changes appearing in just seven days.

Researchers found cells that ‘fired’ in pattern that mirrored mileage clock by ticking along with distance travelled ...

Two hundred billion trillion. Having little to do since my retirement from the ABC, I recently counted the number of stars in the universe and that’s the grand (and official) total I came up with: two ...

A new study suggests that microplastics from polystyrene products could trigger symptoms of dementia's most common form ...

Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written ...

As neurotech advances, hacking the brain is becoming a real possibility. Read on to learn more about neurotech, its ...

Challenge your mind. Like a muscle, the brain strengthens with use. Mander suggests learning a new language, playing music, ...

In a preclinical study, immune cells derived from adult stem cells were shown to reverse signs of neurodegenerative changes in the brain. “Young” immune cells developed by Cedars-Sinai researchers ...

A Nature study from Harvard suggests lithium loss—known from psychiatric use—may play a key role in Alzheimer’s onset, pointing to a potential new treatment path ...

The Sleep Innovation Laboratories aim to translate sleep research into evidence-based strategies to improve health.

College of Pharmacy Professor Jaime Ross has discovered that cognitive decline occurs in a sex-dependent manner, mirroring patterns observed in humans. Tiny fragments of plastic, known as ...