Your brain doesn't have to age on autopilot. New research shows we can slow—and potentially reverse—brain aging.

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Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

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Meng Wang got hooked on aging research during her postdoc days at Harvard and Mass General. Like many of us, she noticed how ...

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The brain constantly blends split-second reactions with slower, more thoughtful processing, and new research shows how it pulls this off. Scientists discovered that brain regions operate on different ...

Study finds ultrathin tubes connecting brain cells that transport Alzheimer's proteins. The network changes months before ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a major safety update to the label of Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control injection. Nearly 2,000 women have filed lawsuits against ...

The brain goes through five distinct stages between birth and death, a new study shows. Scientists identified the average ...