Lithium could help treat cases of Alzheimer’s disease, a Harvard study suggests. People with the neurodegenerative condition have low levels of the metal in their brain which the study revealed, for ...

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

For decades, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) has been a powerful way to see inside the human brain. A specialized form, diffusion-weighted MRI (dMRI), can measure tissue properties of fiber pathways ...

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

A 911 call cited by CNN reveals the fear Shane Tamura's mother expressed about the safety of her son as well as herself ...

Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare ...

According to the World Health Organization 57 million people suffered with dementia worldwide in the year 2021. Over 60% of ...

A Harvard team reverses dementia in mice with a metal supplement, after showing that its deficiency drives the disease ...

Lithium levels in human and mouse brains influence Alzheimer’s disease effects, but targeted replacement therapy may hold the ...

The grant will fund a new center at the medical school which will be one of only two in the U.S. dedicated to developing stem ...

Every now and then, a bit of nostalgia bait drifts across my social media feed, with people pining for the brighter colors of ...