By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas at Dallas have discovered that the human brain is not unique in how ...

Geneticist Anne Brunet explores what aging really is, how lifestyle choices might influence longevity, and the promising ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Digital illustration of a neuron Our brains age along with the rest of our bodies, and as they do, they produce fewer new brain ...

For decades, brain aging sounded like a one-way street: neurons slow down, memory slips, and the best anyone could hope for was to delay the decline. A wave of new research is challenging that ...

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people ...

Mount Sinai and BPGbio scientists uncover novel molecular drivers from live brain samples that direct human brain structure and function from early development through aging: Creates a completely new ...

The brain, this formidable conductor that governs our thoughts, memories, and emotions, is a veritable war machine. Like any machine, it can wear out over time. Brain aging is a natural phenomenon, ...

Although we've all experienced the sensation of "eating" with our eyes and noses before food meets mouth, much less is known ...

Researchers found that gut microbes may contribute to memory loss by disrupting signals between the intestine and the brain.

Restricting how much you eat without starving has been shown to robustly extend lifespan in more than 20 species of animals including primates. How this works is still unclear. In a new study ...

As we age, many of us experience subtle changes in our mental clarity—we can’t remember a name, we experience difficulty multitasking, or we forget where we left our keys. For decades, scientists have ...

Garlic (Allium sativum) is no longer just useful for preventing attacks by vampires. Recent research suggests that this herb might be useful for slowing or preventing the onset of Alzheimer's disease ...