Years before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear, two kinds of damaging proteins silently collect in the brain: amyloid beta and
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Artificial intelligence could be ‘game changer’ in detecting, managing Alzheimer’s disease: Study introduces machine learning as new tactic in assessing cognitive brain health and patient care
Worldwide, about 44 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or a related form of dementia. Although 82 percent
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Breakthrough process to create cancer-killing drugs: New technique could produce treatments for wide variety of diseases
A research team at Dartmouth College has developed a new strategy for drug discovery and development that can be used
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Cognitive enhancers to boost abilities at work considered acceptable by the public: Cognitive enhancement has become increasingly accepted for adults in the workplace, but not students or athletes
The general public largely views the use of cognitive enhancers such as Adderall as an acceptable practice when used by
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New treatment could become first targeted therapy designed for ‘untreatable’ childhood brain cancer
A new type of drug that targets a genetic weakness in an untreatable childhood brain cancer could become the first
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New chemical probe for visualizing brain immune cells
Researchers in South Korea and Singapore have, for the first time, developed a chemical probe that enables live-imaging of a
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Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains
Society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a
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When it comes to learning, what’s better: The carrot or the stick?
Does the potential to win or lose money influence the confidence one has in one’s own decisions? Does either of
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Irregular schedules raise risk of injury for miners working long hours
Numerous studies have reported on the association between long work shifts and an increased risk of getting injured on the
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Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks: NIH study suggests our brains may use short rest periods to strengthen memories
In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers found that our brains may solidify the memories of
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