Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline
Newer blood thinners were linked to slightly slower memory and thinking decline in people with both Alzheimer’s disease…
Surprise helps people learn and think better, brain study finds
Surprise appears to help the brain loosen its grip on old expectations, allowing people to respond more accurately…
Human brain cells may be far more powerful computers than scientists thought
For years, one of the simplest explanations for human intelligence was also one of the biggest: the human…
Nearly half of dementia cases can be prevented, study finds
Memory loss is often treated like weather, something that arrives with age and cannot be stopped. But dementia…
Social living linked to longer lifespan in humans and other mammals
Life in the wild often comes down to survival, and for many species, survival depends on others. A…
Scientists discover new cause of neuron death in Alzheimer’s and dementia
Cell death in dementia has long posed a frustrating problem. Toxic proteins pile up inside neurons in Alzheimer’s…
Printed artificial neurons can communicate with living brain cells
A new kind of printed electronic neuron may bring scientists closer to machines that communicate directly with living…
20 minutes of cycling can make your brain fitter
Even a brief time spent on a bedside pedal device has positively impacted an area of the brain…
Scientists are rethinking what loneliness does to the body
Two people can sit at the same dinner table, share the same number of conversations in a week,…
A single workout can rewire your brain’s memory circuits
A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by…
‘Gatekeeper’ lining brain cells may guard against Alzheimer’s disease
Neurons never sit still for long. Receptors move in and out of the cell surface. Signals surge, fade,…
Ultrasound helmet reaches deep into the brain without surgery
For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without…