New research links fatty, sugary diets to impaired brain function. The findings build on a growing body of evidence showing the negative impact of high-fat, high-sugar...
Complex protein interactions at synapses are essential for memory formation in our brains, but the mechanisms behind these processes remain poorly understood. Now, researchers have developed...
A research team has identified a previously unknown enzyme, SIRT2, that plays a key role in memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study provides...
If you've ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our...
The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by...
Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can't, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we...
A recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one's vocabulary and ability to use it.
A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research has found.