Your brain has its own elite defense team — and new research shows these "guardian" cells might be the real battleground for ...

While Alzheimer's is closely associated with abnormal clumps and tangles of proteins damaging neurons inside the brain, their ...

Why does the brain of some people stay sharp into their 80s and beyond? An expert explains what 25 years of exploring the ...

Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, genetic disorders affecting the brain, have no effective treatment and are typically fatal ...

As well as helping to prevent the disease, researchers say their findings could support healthy brain aging in general.

Metallic nanoflowers may be the next frontier in brain health, reducing oxidative stress, protecting mitochondria, and even ...

Scientists at Harvard say they may have found a key cause of Alzheimer’s disease — too little lithium in the brain. The new ...

Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered that lithium, known for treating bipolar disorder, plays a crucial role in ...

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a rare autoimmune brain disease that mainly affects young people.

A study of two different cancer drugs in mice showed promise for reversing Alzheimer's brain damage. Scientists are hopeful ...

In a preclinical study, Cedars-Sinai investigators found that boosting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in key immune ...

Blood biomarkers might signal Alzheimer’s risk long before symptoms emerge, offering a possible tool for early prevention. A ...