Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oxford researchers mapped the adult fruit fly brain, showing neurons retain a molecular record of development. (CREDIT: ...

Dopamine neurons in the midbrain may, with aging, be increasingly susceptible to a vicious spiral of decline driven by fuel shortages, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine (NY, USA) ...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM and MEMPHIS, TN – November 25, 2025 – Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism by which a brain enzyme called OTULIN controls the expression of tau, the protein that forms ...

Alzheimer’s disease is widely known for its most visible symptoms, such as memory loss, confusion, and difficulty thinking clearly. These changes often appear slowly and become worse over time.

Loss and dysfunction of synapses have been linked to age-related cognitive decline and observed in Alzheimer's and other ...

Neuroscientists at King’s College London (UK) have pinpointed a mechanism behind the increased neural connectivity seen in very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Published in Translational ...

A team of researchers from Israel and the US say their findings about biological brain flexibility in a new peer-reviewed ...

A new study has found that SuperAgers also grow more neurons than other older adults groups, helping to keep their brains healthy. As we age, it’s not uncommon for the brain to change in ways that can ...

Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that is activated both when performing an action and when observing another individual perform that same action, a process thought to help an individual ...