A new brain imaging test using tau "tracers," compounds that attach to proteins and light up in brain scans, detected signs of Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier than the method currently used in ...

Scientists have discovered that a simple writing test could detect cognitive impairment in older adults before more serious ...

Cell function is determined by how DNA is expressed into proteins. That process includes two main steps—transcription, when ...

Researchers discovered that the human brain stores information about people and the context in which we met them in separate ...

Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...

A new study reveals that the brain may continue interpreting language and predicting information even while unconscious under ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood levels ...