However, some people have specific cases of exceptional memory, like having an uncanny head for numbers, or an obsessive recall of their lives. Even with a “normal” memory, you can employ memory ...

The U.S. FDA recently approved a new blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The test, called Lumipulse, measures two proteins in plasma: pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42. These proteins clump together ...

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new low-cost blood test that could make it easier to detect Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage—helping patients receive treatment and ...

When sleep is disrupted, the brain feels the consequences – sometimes in subtle ways that accumulate over years.

Your heart pumps blood from your head to your toes, provides cells with fresh oxygen, and removes waste products. Located in the middle of your chest and tilted slightly to the left, your heart pushes ...

Brain health is moving to the center of the healthcare conversation. As Dr. Charles Hennekens wrote in The American Journal of Medicine, “While deaths from cardiovascular disease have declined since ...

Hundreds of readers responded to our poll asking if it would be OK to experiment on lab-grown "brains" if they became conscious.