Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new approach that directly combats the progression of ...

Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...

A small cluster of cells deep within our brains, called the locus coeruleus, affects how awake and attentive we are, how we respond to stress, how we cope with anxiety and fear, and how we create ...

The genomes of long-living, big-brained mammal species reveal that they carry more copies of immunity genes. Experts ...