Learn how even subtle declines in heart function may affect the brain years later, potentially increasing the risk of memory ...

When the heart's pumping function gets weaker, areas of the brain linked to memory show early signs of damage, a study finds.

Share on Pinterest Exercise gives the brain a boost, and may help protect against cognitive decline, but why? Image credit: NICK VEASEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images. Exercise can stimulate brain ...

A new study highlights a link between walking faster in later life and a roughly 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, ...

Creatine plays an important role in supplying the brain with energy. Early research indicates high doses of the supplement could improve cognition in people whose brains are stressed.

A recent meta-analysis published in the journal eLife provides evidence that applying noninvasive magnetic stimulation to a ...

A research team revealed that microplastics introduced into the body may bind to proteins in vivo, disrupt the function of brain cells, and act as neurotoxicants. Based on proteomics analysis, the ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

What makes the human brain capable of language, imagination, mathematics and invention? For many years, the prevailing view ...

Can driving a car benefit your brain? Yes, if it has a manual transmission. That’s the surprising result of research at Japan ...