Creatine plays a vital role in the body's energy system, but it also points to effects beyond "energy" that help brain and ...

There is a strong link between regular physical exercise and good brain health, according to one study. Researchers found ...

A common sweetener, erythritol, causes stress in brain vessel cells, reduces protective nitric oxide, and blocks clot-busting ...

Using brain games and mental exercises are incredibly important for keeping your memory strong as you get older, but research ...

Wondering how to get a good memory? Not only can this habit help you preserve it as much as possible as you age, but it can ...

Whether or not we grow new brain cells as adults has been the subject of an ongoing and often contentious debate. Now, evidence suggests that we can. This could help answer one of neuroscience’s most ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter — a chemical made in your brain. It carries messages to your nerve cells. Dopamine is also a hormone made in your adrenal glands that gets released into your bloodstream ...

Galway-based scientists have discovered improvements in growing "mini brains" in laboratories, which could benefit studies into strokes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

More than a century ago, Alois Alzheimer noted unusual changes in brain fats, which he described as "lipoid granules," along with the buildup of amyloid‐beta (amyloid) plaques and tau protein tangles.

Here's a reason not to feel so guilty about your afternoon chocolate fix. Here's a reason not to feel so guilty about indulging in your afternoon chocolate fix. Dark chocolate may be giving your brain ...

A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, Ph.D., modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence ...