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In the ongoing quest for a successful treatment for Alzheimer's disease, a team of scientists from several leading research institutions have created a map of...

Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Less fatigue and better recovery of cognitive abilities such as learning and memory. These may be the results of growth...

PHOENIX, Ariz., and CHICAGO, Ill. -- May 29, 2018 -- All humans experience some cognitive decline as they age. But how is it that some...

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University What if you could hold a physical model of your own brain in your hands, accurate down to its...

Credit: University of Sydney Epileptic seizures strike with little warning and nearly one third of people living with epilepsy are resistant to treatment that controls...

Credit: Fujioka Y. et al., Cell Host & Microbe, May 17, 2018 After decades of research, a research team has discovered the key receptor molecule...

A growing body of research links divorce to a wide range of poor health outcomes, including greater risk for early death. However, the reason for...

Credit: PHOTO CREDIT Rob Cahill, UTHealth When scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) applied a chemical found in soybeans...

New research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that certain cognitive training exercises can help reduce depression and...

WHAT: New this year, Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) 2018, featuring practical clinical workshops, innovation sessions, and live case demonstrations, is the first part of a...

Credit: Ross Neitz A whole new category of heart attack, not caused by obstructed arteries, is more common and higher risk--especially in women--than previously thought,...

Credit: Image courtesy of Ken Probst/Starr lab Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat Parkinson's disease symptoms for 25 years, but limitations have led...

May 29, 2018 - With available testing for breast cancer risk genes, some women are learning at young ages that they are at high lifetime...

Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation, a major nonprofit organization in the field of disability, has partnered with Motek, a leader in virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation...

Credit: I. Pittalwala. UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Drugs available to treat multiple sclerosis, a leading cause of neurological disability affecting roughly 2.3 million people...