Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

Even when blood pressure is well controlled, older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates widely from one heartbeat to the ...

A Stanford-led study published in Nature on Feb. 26 found that age-related changes witnessed in diseases like Alzheimer’s may be related to a relatively untapped area of research in the brain. The ...

An enhanced version of vitamin K could help reverse brain damage from Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found. Alzheimer’s and many other neurodegenerative diseases are marked by a loss of brain ...

Researchers suspect CTE may begin early in an athlete's career. The late Ryan Freel is the first Major League Baseball player to be diagnosed with CTE, a rare brain degenerative disease. Rob ...

I’ve been writing about the brain benefits of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness for over a decade. Every week, it seems there is new research that helps us better understand why exercise ...

For years, concussions were described as temporary disruptions in brain function that could not be seen on any medical test.