TBI triggers both primary mechanical damage and delayed secondary injuries like inflammation and neurodegeneration. Cognitive effects may include memory loss, mood swings, and impaired social judgment ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the world. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a bad fall or traffic accident, accounts for the deaths of over 61,000 ...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how ...

A little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age, and could even help ...

Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a protein that’s at the center of this decline. They looked at how the genes and proteins in the hippocampus changed over time in mice and found ...

As people grow older, the same brain chemistry that once supported sharp thinking and stable mood can quietly start to work ...

Everywhere you look, there is a great deal of fear about the possibility of developing dementia as you get older. A new study ...

A new trial suggests that a “green Mediterranean diet” — which cuts out animal proteins in favor of plants — can lower biomarkers tied to accelerated brain aging. Participants were told to cut back on ...