Dolphins exposed to cyanobacterial toxins show Alzheimer’s-like brain damage and disorientation, which may explain mysterious strandings.

Cats with dementia have brain changes similar to those of people with Alzheimer's disease, offering a valuable model for studying the condition in humans, a study says. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

Scientists have revealed that immune cells in Alzheimer's brains behave differently from those in brains of people without the disease – a discovery that could lead to new treatments. Published in ...

A new large-scale brain imaging study suggests that the normal process of aging does not affect female brains more severely ...

In this context, researchers have connected neurotoxins from algal blooms to brain changes associated with an ...

"Excessive fluctuations could be a sign of vascular aging that contributes to brain injury" said gerontologist Daniel Nation.

Researchers led by Bruce Yanker, codirector of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research and a professor of genetics and neurology at Harvard Medical School, have found that lithium in ...

A new brainwave test could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis — in just three minutes. That’s according to researchers at the University of Bath and the University of Bristol, ...

For some brain changes, the age that women go through menopause may be a factor. Those whose periods cease before 47 are more ...

Dementia affects more than 6 million Americans and U.S. cases are expected to double by 2060, so it’s worth knowing when to ...

Lithium deficiency in the brain could be a cause of Alzheimer's disease—and a new potential target for treatment. Ten years in the making, this is the finding of researchers at Harvard Medical School ...

What happens to the brain during menopause? A new study finds that the brain undergoes structural changes, including the gray ...