Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

Abnormal clumps of proteins like α-synuclein, amyloid beta and tau are associated with neurodegenerative conditions like ...

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions. To supply the energy these tasks require while conserving this ...

Dr Pritchard explains: “Diabetes damages the blood vessels within the brain, making them leakier and reducing the amount of ...

Though it accounts for just two percent of the body’s weight, the brain consumes a whopping 20% of its total energy. To get the energy it needs for more complicated tasks, the brain has evolved a ...

Neurologist Professor Catherine Mummery encourages us to look at our lives and see if there’s anything to improve to protect ...

Everywhere you look, there is a great deal of fear about the possibility of developing dementia as you get older. A new study shows how to keep the fear from becoming a reality.

Doctors warn that cold waves can sharply increase the risk of brain strokes, especially among people with high blood pressure ...