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

The amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) helps to form links between the brain’s neurons. It has been highly studied because its ...

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 ...

Your brain isn’t stagnant; throughout your lifetime, many changes occur as a result of genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors that accompany emotional, intellectual, and physical milestones, ...

High-fat diets can impair memory and increase anxiety in older brains after just three days—long before any changes in blood ...

Sharp octogenarians share a variety of bedtime habits that can be incorporated into anyone's life at any age and yield huge ...

A new study has uncovered a revolutionary way to measure how quickly our brains are aging—not just how old they appear to be.

Shi and her colleagues looked at what happens to the glycocalyx in the brain as mice age. “The mucins on the young blood vessels were thick and juicy and plump,” says Bertozzi. “In the old ...

It's a hobby concerned in nurturing growth and keeping often decades-old shrubs in the best of health. Now a new study has ...

Bottlebrush Barrier. The glycocalyx layer (purple, left) that coats brain blood vessels consists of numerous glycoproteins, ...

The neuroscientist shared three exercises that keep your brain from shrinking as you age. It's not just that you start to slowly (or sometimes not so slowly) begin losing your mental capacity as ...