A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits.

Some of these habits seem harmless on the surface, but over time, they may speed up mental decline.Here are 7 patterns of living that can age the brain faster than normal—and eventually lead to ...

Over the past decade, intensive studies have shown that the brain's meningeal lymphatic system acts as the brain's "waste disposal network," maintaining homeostasis by clearing metabolic waste and ...

It's the second most common brain disorder that gets worse over time, and for many, its effects are devastating. The disease centers around a key problem in the brain—clumps of a protein called ...

The brain appears to directly influence the gut microbiome, as brain signals altered the composition of gut microbes in mice in as little as 2 hours. The finding strengthens the notion that ...

He also underwent another brain surgery in January 2024. In the interview published April 30, Bolton said he finished radiation and chemotherapy in October and his most recent scan was clear in ...

In their mathematical framework for how systems of cells can encode and process information, Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts argued that each brain cell, or neuron, could be thought of as a logic ...

Michael Bolton is opening up about his battle with brain cancer. The singer, 72, spoke to People magazine about his diagnosis of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Bolton was ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A new package of papers examines the largest map yet of mammalian brain tissue. The map shows one cubic millimeter worth of neurons in ...

What does forgiveness look like in the brain? As a neuroscientist, I am always looking for the biological underpinnings of mental processes—not as an effort to distill mystery into molecules, but to ...

Until now, scientists did not fully understand what tau protein aggregates were doing in the brain's blood vessels.To uncover the mystery, Dr. Fossati and graduate student Roberto Guzmán ...

Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.