Alzheimer's disease not only robs people of their memory but also affects mood, often causing anxiety and depression. Until now, scientists haven't fully understood how these symptoms are connected in ...

Research in mice reveals a new way that brain plasticity is controlled — providing a long-awaited insight into how critical ...

Scientists have identified a brain pathway that may help protect dopamine-producing neurons, the cells that gradually ...

A team of neuroscientists has restored lost memory function in cognitively impaired mice by flipping a molecular switch ...

Scientists have known for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently. And they have a detailed understanding of how misfolded tau forms toxic tangles in the brain, impairing ...

A fruit fly deprived of essential amino acids will, within minutes, lose interest in a sugar feast and start hunting for ...

New peer-reviewed research from University College Cork traces how voluntary exercise reshapes tryptophan metabolism through the gut microbiota, lowering a key receptor in the memory center of the ...

The Importance of Gliotransmitters for Brain Function, Plus Cognitive and Motor Efficiencies Gliotransmitters are neurochemicals released by glial cells. They support communication between neurons and ...

In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers tested whether low, clinically relevant doses of metformin lower blood glucose via inhibition of Ras-related protein 1 (Rap1) ...

Northwestern University is conducting ongoing research into SuperAgers and just released a new study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia based on 25 years of data collection. SuperAgers are ...