Study suggests that the closer the body temperature patterns of a severely brain injured person are to those of a healthy person’s circadian rhythm, the better they scored on tests of recovery from coma

Umbilical cord blood from human newborns, and in particular a single protein contained in it, boosted old mice’s brain function and cognitive performance, new research from Stanford shows

“Our findings and previous studies confirm there’s very little evidence these types of games can improve your life in a meaningful way,” says expert on age-related cognitive decline

“We’re developing tools that will allow us to dig deeper into the science of how the brain works,” said researcher

Difficulty distinguishing novel objects is associated with family history of Alzheimer’s disease

Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a team of NYU anthropologists indicates

The discovery could open an avenue for developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease that work within the cell's membrane

Inhibiting brain enzyme alleviates depression, and does it much faster than conventional antidepressants

Genetic variant accelerates normal brain aging in older people by up to 12 years

Gene-editing tool rescues photoreceptors from a variety of mutations