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A new tool for analyzing tissue damage seen on MRI brain scans can detect with more than 70% accuracy early signs of cognitive decline, new research shows.

A recently published article suggests that although empathy is often portrayed as a virtue, people who express empathy are not necessarily viewed favourably.

Research on mice suggests aging affects a brain circuit critical for learning to make some types of decisions.

Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for people to learn how to read, a new study suggests.

People with dementia are more likely to go missing in areas where road networks are dense, complicated and disordered - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

The epigenetic clock could inform us about how swiftly we age, and how prone we are to diseases of old age.

Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh have gathered more than 80 studies, reviewed the data, and identified commonalities that are helping to paint a broader picture of how COVID-19 affects the brain.

A new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz shows how a genetic mutation throws off the timing of the biological clock, causing a common sleep syndrome called delayed sleep phase disorder.

Scientists have discovered a way to halt the growth of glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer. The team has devised a new tactic in the war against cancer that involves reprogramming the immune system to fight the tumor, rather than fueling it.

Phase 2 clinical trial will explore if the drug ondansetron is safe and effective against hallucinations in patients with Parkinson's disease.