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Forget protein shakes and six-packs—exercise might be the brain’s best friend. Research shows it helps memory, mood, and ...

A French civil servant functioned normally with 90 percent of his brain missing. How is this possible? Research reveals ...

Exergaming may positively impact gray matter and white matter in the brain, and these brain changes may be linked to ...

Recent research has unearthed an intriguing connection between music and brain health. Specifically, playing a musical ...

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has found that the cumulative weight of social adversities ...

Black Americans face a significantly higher risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias than white Americans. Researchers are ...

Death is typically caused not by dementia itself, but by complications such as aspiration pneumonia (inhaling food/liquid ...

While our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease is far from complete, the latest therapies, and others in more than 100 ...

Death is typically caused not by dementia itself, but by complications such as aspiration pneumonia (inhaling food/liquid ...

Knight Initiative researchers are investigating the detailed processes behind how the brain learns to control movement. Their discoveries may eventually lead to improved therapies for Parkinson's ...

Following the Mediterranean diet reduces your risk of gum disease, which reduces your risk for inflammation that leads to ...