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A study suggests that epigenetic age acceleration is associated with lower odds of living to be 90 years old and also being physically mobile and having intact mental function.

Societies may tremble when a hot new video game is released, but the hours spent playing popular video games do not appear to be damaging players’ mental health, according to the largest-ever survey of nearly 40,000 gamers and their gaming habits.

Aliria Rosa Piedrahita de Villegas had a rare genetic mutation and should have died from Alzheimer’s disease in her 60s. Instead, she lived dementia-free into her 70s, and now her brain is yielding important clues about the pathology of dementia and possible treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

A new study has mapped the pathway by which astrocytes – a subgroup of star-shaped brain cells – differentiate from neural stem cells.

A new study has identified that variation in genes coding for key receptors in our brains may alter the potency of psychedelic drugs. The research suggests that our genetics should be a factor in future clinical trials of these drugs’ therapeutic potential.

A new study has provided a more detailed insight into the link between sleep and recovery from drug addiction.

The discovery of molecular signatures of the incurable eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, could improve diagnosis and treatment.

Researchers from Oxford Population Health have published results from a new genetic-based analysis which suggest that alcohol directly accelerates aging by damaging DNA in telomeres.

Researchers have pinpointed the region of the human brain responsible for communicating with the motor system and controlling movement.

New research has uncovered new details about the variety of social personalities of Reef Manta Rays.