Recent gaffes by Biden and Trump may be signs of normal aging – or may be nothing
Last week, President Biden confused the president of Egypt with the president of Mexico. In late Jan...
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Experiencing racism may physically change your brain
Scientists know that Black people are at a greater risk for health problems like heart disease, diab...
After domestic abuse ends, the effects of brain injuries can persist
At least one in four women — and a much smaller proportion of men — experiences intimate partner vio...
Blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer's — if they're accurate enough. Not all are
A new generation of blood tests is poised to change the way doctors determine whether patients with ...
A fibrous path 'twixt heart and brain may make you swoon
A newly discovered pathway between the heart and brain may explain why healthy people faint. The pat...
A little electric stimulation in just the right spot may bolster a damaged brain
When Gina Arata was 22, she crashed her car on the way to a wedding shower. Arata spent 14 days in a...
Salty much? These brain cells decide when tasty becomes blech
If this year's turkey seems over brined, blame your brain. The question of when salty becomes too sa...
Pain, fatigue, fuzzy thinking: How long COVID disrupts the brain
Michelle Wilson got COVID three years ago. She's still waiting for her brain and nervous system to r...
Scientists built the largest-ever map of the human brain. Here's what they found
Scientists are one step closer to understanding the 170 billion brain cells that allow us to walk, t...
Brain cells, interrupted: How some genes may cause autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia
A team of researchers has developed a new way to study how genes may cause autism and other neurodev...
Risk factor for Parkinson's discovered in genes from people of African descent
A global effort to make genetic studies more diverse has led to a discovery about Parkinson's diseas...
Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special pleasure
Composer Cliff Masterson knows how to make sorrow sublime. Take his regal, mournful adagio Beautiful...
How scientists engineered a see-through squid with its brain in plain view
Becoming invisible usually requires magic. For some thumb-sized squid, though, all it takes is a lit...
These experimental brain implants can restore speech to paralyzed patients
For Pat Bennett, 68, every spoken word is a struggle. Bennett has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS...
When a brain injury impairs memory, a pulse of electricity may help
If you've ever had trouble finding your keys or remembering what you had for breakfast, you know tha...
An experimental Alzheimer's drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA
Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's may soon have a new option to stave off the loss of memo...
Alzheimer's drug Leqembi gets full FDA approval. Medicare coverage will likely follow
The Food and Drug Administration has fully approved the first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer's di...
Having an out-of-body experience? Blame this sausage-shaped piece of your brain
Dr. Josef Parvizi remembers meeting a man with epilepsy whose seizures were causing some very unusua...
An Alzheimer's drug is on the way, but getting it may still be tough. Here's why
The first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer's disease is likely to receive full approval from the Fo...
Huntington's spreads like 'fire in the brain.' Scientists say they've found the spark
Diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's spread like a fire through the brain. Scientists think the...
Huntington's spreads like 'fire in the brain.' Scientists say they've found the spark
Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's are caused by toxic clumps of proteins that...
Scientists may be able to help Alzheimer's patients by boosting memory consolidation
Researchers say they've found a way to boost memories, which could help people struggling with memor...
Scientists zap sleeping humans' brains with electricity to improve their memory
A little brain stimulation at night appears to help people remember what they learned the previous d...
Meet the teen changing how neuroscientists think about brain plasticity
Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells ...
Want to understand your adolescent? Get to know their brain
For the parents of a teenager, adolescence can be a challenging time. But to a brain scientist, it's...
A decoder that uses brain scans to know what you mean — mostly
Scientists have found a way to decode a stream of words in the brain using MRI scans and artificial ...
An overlooked brain system helps you grab a coffee — and plan your next cup
The seemingly simple act of reaching for a cup of coffee requires a lot of effort from the brain. It...
COVID during pregnancy may alter brain development in boys
Boys born to mothers who got COVID-19 while pregnant appear nearly twice as likely as other boys to ...
Building a better brain through music, dance and poetry
To make sense of difficult science, Michael Kofi Esson often turns to art. When he's struggling to u...
Meet the 'glass-half-full girl' whose brain rewired after losing a hemisphere
In most people, speech and language live in the brain's left hemisphere. Mora Leeb is not most peopl...