Researchers using high-resolution brain scans are finding that when hearing starts to slip, the brain does not simply “turn ...

Hearing loss can be a sign of cognitive decline, and researchers are getting much closer to understanding what links these two processes so closely.

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 ...

This review examines how GLP-1 receptor agonists may influence neurodegenerative disease biology through metabolic, ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that the negative correlation between ...

These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham has identified a unique brain network that links varied patterns of brain atrophy, or shrinkage, associated with schizophrenia. By combining ...

October 20, 2011 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) — A new investigation finds that 6 years after diagnosis, brain volumes and, particularly, cognition were more severely affected in men with multiple ...

A growing body of research is challenging the long-held assumption that any cannabis use accelerates cognitive decline in older adults. Multiple studies drawing on tens of thousands of participants ...

A large international study involving nearly 700 participants reveals that women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's disease show significantly less brain atrophy—decreased cortical thickness in ...

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 ...