As humans age, their brain function can progressively decline and they become more vulnerable to developing neurodegenerative ...

New research highlights middle age as a pivotal period for brain health, with significant changes in how cells remove damaged mitochondria. Defects in this recycling process have been linked to ...

Increased amounts of fat around the pancreas are associated with decreased brain size and function in men, but not women, according to new research. A new study in the journal Obesity measured levels ...

The middle-aged brain could provide a window into future cognitive health. A team reviewed evidence from human and animal studies suggesting that middle age -- commonly considered as the period ...

Want a sharper mind in your golden years? Start by trimming your waistline. A new study found that diet quality and ...

Our brains change more rapidly at various times of our lives, as though life’s clock was ticking faster than usual. Childhood, adolescence and very old age are good examples of this. Yet for much of ...

The middle-aged brain could provide a window into future cognitive health, researchers write in a review publishing March 19 in the journal Trends in Neurosciences. The team reviewed evidence from ...

Earlier research from Amato’s lab found that gut microbes from primates with larger brains produce more energy when ...

In a recent review published in the journal Trends in Neurosciences, researchers examined the current evidence that emphasizes midlife as a critical period in brain aging, influencing cognitive ...

I recently asked myself if I’ll still have a healthy brain as I get older. I hold a professorship at a neurology department. Nevertheless, it is difficult for me to judge if a particular brain, ...

The middle-aged brain could provide a window into future cognitive health, researchers write in a review publishing March 19 in the journal Trends in Neurosciences. The team reviewed evidence from ...