WPI researchers have used a form of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze anatomical changes in the brain and predict ...

One recent study linked a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline to lifelong learning and intellectually ...

Researchers say AI can predict Alzheimer’s disease with close to 93 percent accuracy - More than 7 million Americans are living with the degenerative neurological disorder ...

Getting older is one of the biggest risks for these progressive diseases that degrade functions of the brain, the spine and ...

Accumulation of the protein tau in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. In a paper published in Cell ...

A group of specialized cells play a crucial part in clearing toxic proteins from inside the brain 1. But in people with Alzheimer’s disease, these cells malfunction, leading to the build up of tau ...

A man who opened fire inside a Manhattan office building and fatally shot four people left a note referencing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease linked to head trauma, ...

Johns Hopkins scientists say they have used 3D imaging, special microscopes and artificial intelligence (AI) programs to construct new maps of mouse brains showing a precise location of more than 10 ...

In 1997, Alan Leshner, then director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse, wrote an article entitled “Addiction Is a Brain Disease and It Matters.” That eight-word title became the perfect sound ...

The brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, believed to be caused by repeated head trauma, has been found in 87 of 91 deceased former NFL players tested, according to researchers. “People ...

Violent dreams may be warning signs of brain disorders, study finds. Aug. 5, 2010— -- Vivid, violent dreams can portend brain disorders by half a century, a new study finds. The result, reported ...

The Bachelor Australia star shares how embracing grief has helped her focus on meaningful activities and relationships in her ...