One especially important area affected by shape changes is the entorhinal cortex. This is a small region deep in the brain ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that aging alters not just the size but the shape of the human brain, reshaping regions in ways linked to memory and reasoning decline.

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...

Scientists have revealed that immune cells in Alzheimer's brains behave differently from those in brains of people without the disease – a discovery that could lead to new treatments. Published in ...

There are more than 7 million people currently living with the devastating disease known as Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's causes changes to the brain that result in memory loss, moodiness, trouble learning ...

Your brain has its own elite defense team — and new research shows these "guardian" cells might be the real battleground for neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and stroke. Scientists discovered ...

Researchers now have a powerful new way to understand the types of brain cells that are affected in neurodegenerative diseases and to uncover connections between conditions such as Parkinson's, ...

When it comes to brain health, some things are out of your control. Age is the biggest risk factor for developing dementia, ...

A type of brain cell that plays a vital role in maintaining neural networks and repairing injuries lies at the core of a promising new study on Alzheimer's disease from the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's ...

We all want to keep our brains healthy as long as we can. Brazilian researchers who led a study of 10,000 participants found ...