Scientists say their new insights into how a key brain protein works could help resolve a long-standing question in molecular ...

A girl diagnosed with a rare brain disease after suddenly becoming unresponsive at home has been "fighting like hell", her ...

The question of whether invasive or noninvasive methods provide the best possible outcomes for patients with ...

For decades, neurology treated the brain like a black box, nudging it with drugs and hoping symptoms would ease. Now ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While a lot of new scientific studies are focused on better understanding and treating the most common ...

A pair of identical twins. The one on the right has OCD, while the one on the left does not. Brain Imaging Research Division, Wayne State University School of Medicine, CC BY-SA As a psychiatrist, I ...

A groundbreaking study in mice suggests Alzheimer's may be reversible, challenging the long-held belief of its one-way ...

UVA researchers found even minor trauma can disrupt the brain’s cleanup system, allowing harmful proteins to build up over ...

A new study has pinpointed how the APOE4 gene variant sabotages the brain’s energy balance, blocking neurons from burning fat for fuel when glucose runs low, a discovery that could reveal new ways to ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

A small study shows cognitive improvements in patients with AD following treatment with an in-home gamma sensory stimulation ...