A large new study shows that poor sleep habits may make the brain look physically older than about a year on average. For the study, researchers examined brain scans and sleep patterns of more than 27 ...

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Paying less attention to faces is one of the key markers of autism spectrum disorder. But while researchers have begun to ...

Scientists are increasingly associating chronic inflammation with everything from neurodegenerative disorders to mental ...

Researchers shot lasers into brain cells and triggered illusions on demand—a breakthrough that’s rewriting how we see the ...

The human brain shrinks as it ages, affecting the ability to remember — it’s part of life. Yet there are a lucky few, called “SuperAgers,” who possess a brain that fights back. For these people, ...

People with poor sleep have brain ages that are an average of 1 year older than their chronological age, a new study has ...

The brain’s overall shape warps with age, and those geometric shifts are closely tied to memory, reasoning, and dementia risk ...

Low doses in mice have can clear up proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory. Human trials are the ...

The man who killed four people in the New York City skyscraper that is home to NFL headquarters carried a note blaming the league for his mental health problems.