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As global population ages and dementia rates climb, scientists may have found an unexpected ally in the fight against cognitive decline. Cats and dogs may be exercising more than just …

Dementia poses a major health challenge with no safe, affordable treatments to slow its progression. Researchers at Lawson Research Institute (Lawson), the research arm of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, …

A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain’s memory centre, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. The research from Karolinska …

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Todd Sacktor was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia. “An empty bedroom next to mine. …

China has medical infrastructure and large population to test the efficacy of brain implants.Credit: Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/Alamy A deep brain device that allowed a man with no limbs to play computer …

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson’s disease that’s caused by a single genetic mutation, according to a new …

A magnetic resonance imaging scan (pictured, artificially coloured) of the brain can detail risk of memory loss and other cognitive difficulties.Credit: Zephyr/Science Photo Library Telltale features in standard brain images …

Fireworks can bring out the thrill-(or chill-) seeker in people. Kanawa_Studio/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kanawa_Studio/Getty Images Fireworks can bring out the thrill-(or chill-) seeker in people. Kanawa_Studio/Getty Images …

Phillip McKenzie, who was paralyzed from the neck down in a fall in 2012, uses a brain-computer interface developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh to navigate complex virtual …

A new study from scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has revealed a surprising player in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia: brain …