Geriatrician Dr. Heather Whitson says the future of research on the aging brain offers hope for a better quality of life for ...

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) may have uncovered a key reason why women tend to outlive men and maintain better cognitive function as they age. Their research ...

Researchers identified a gene that seems to help slow brain aging in women, and studied links between hormone therapy, ...

Research shows poor sleep quality accelerates brain aging by up to 2.6 years in middle-aged adults, doubling cognitive ...

New research reveals that visceral adipose tissue helps maintain brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels, but this effect weakens with age, potentially contributing to cognitive decline. A new ...

Scientists developed an AI-powered method to track brain aging. It measures how fast the brain deteriorates using MRI scans.

Aging depletes the brain’s protective sugar shield, weakening defenses and fueling cognitive decline, but restoring key ...

It’s also likely that having kids might make you more physically active, have healthier habits and engage in more mental ...

We don’t think about our brains until something goes wrong. If we model the behaviors, our teams and companies will follow.

Why do women's brains fare better in aging than men's? A study found that the second, 'silent' X chromosome turns on in the ...

Research reveals diabetes can age your brain by over 2 years, but specific lifestyle changes may help protect cognitive ...

Alcohol use leads to earlier brain aging and impaired behavioral flexibility, with those effects detectable even among adults ...