Brain atrophy tends to begin in your 30s and 40s, but certain lifestyle changes can slow or even reverse shrinkage.

As we age, gradual changes occur in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that plays a major role in learning, the consolidation of long-term memories and spatial navigation. This is why it may take ...

A long-term brain imaging study in aging adults showed faster rates of atrophy in certain brain structures to be associated with the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI). While some ...

"We measured the thickness of the cerebral cortex in 50,000 locations," said Rahayel. "Although the individuals did not yet present kidney disease, we could already see that kidney function was ...

Women are far more likely than men to end up with Alzheimer's disease (AD). This may, at least partially, be due to women's longer average lifespans, but many scientists think there is probably more ...

—People with late-life vision impairment, specifically from AMD, are at higher risk of subsequent cognitive decline. These investigators from Duke University explain what they’re learning about this ...

I’ve been writing about the brain benefits of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness for over a decade. Every week, it seems there is new research that helps us better understand why exercise ...

A higher level of the fat that gathers around organs has been linked to faster brain aging in a new study, with glucose and insulin the likely mediators.

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan; President and COO: Toichi Takino; "Ono") announced the presentation ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say brain scans can help doctors determine Parkinson’s disease treatments. Popartic/Getty Images Scientists may be able to predict disease progression in people with ...