For over a decade, neuroscientists have been trying to figure out how neurogenesis (the birth of new neurons) and neuroplasticity (the malleability of neural circuits) work together to reshape how we ...

Mitochondrial fusion grants new neurons a competitive advantage Adult neurogenesis takes place in the hippocampus, a brain region controlling aspects of cognition and emotional behavior. Consistently, ...

Some people carry the full molecular burden of Alzheimer’s disease, brains loaded with amyloid plaques and tangled tau ...

An international collaborative study led by Australian scientists at the University of Queensland in Brisbane has demonstrated that dietary selenium supplementation mediates exercise-induced adult ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be game-changing for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. For decades ...

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Recent research conducted by Swedish scientists has made a revolutionary discovery: the human brain can continue to produce new cells, even in old age. This finding challenges long-held beliefs about ...

As we age, it’s not uncommon for the brain to change in ways that can negatively impact our cognition. SuperAgers are adults ages 80 and older who tend to retain their brain health and cognition. A ...

A new study just brought us closer to an answer, and what they found challenges some long-held assumptions about the aging brain's capacity for renewal. Using advanced single-cell sequencing ...