Researchers identified in mice a microbiome–gut–brain pathway in which age-associated changes in gut microbes increase medium-chain fatty acids that impair vagal sensory signaling and hippocampal ...

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years. Though ...

More than 2 in 5 adults 35 and older (44%) have a positive view of aging, and these attitudes remain largely consistent across age groups. Rather than becoming more negative with age, views about ...

In a series of experiments, researchers found that a communication pathway between the brain and the gut may be integral to how well the brain holds on to memories. The genesis for the study came ...

The study, published in Nature Aging last year, found that knowing more than one language reduced odds of brain aging by 54%.

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years.

The simple act of crossing a road could help shield the brain from dementia and other cognitive conditions, according to new research from the Australian Catholic University and UNSW Sydney's Center ...

Salk researchers create epigenetic atlas of cell type-specific changes in the aging mouse brain, representing eight different brain regions and 36 different cell types to show clear epigenetic ...

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Memories rarely arrive as an unbroken stream. The brain quietly divides life into segments: entering a room, starting a conversation, or watching a new scene unfold.

Glimmer of hope emerges in pilot trial of people with mild cognitive impairment ...

Here's what you can do now to protect your brain in your 40s, 50s, and beyond.