In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, a group of researchers investigated the associations between lifetime heavy cannabis use, recent use, and brain activation during ...

Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that a novel blood-based biomarker can predict a woman's risk of developing dementia as many as 25 years before symptoms appear.

Aspartame, one of the world’s most popular artificial sweeteners, has long been marketed as a way to enjoy sweetness without sugar’s metabolic cost. Found in diet sodas, protein powders, sugar-free ...

Using optogenetics techniques, scientists from Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience identified a new pathway for forming long-term memories in the brain. Their findings suggest that long-term ...

New research suggests childhood cancer survivors may experience accelerated biological aging from treatments, potentially ...

Recovery from anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis can take 3 years or longer, with lingering memory, language and emotional problems, results of a new study suggest. After a 3 ...

In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

An international team led by Jaime de Juan-Sanz at the Paris Brain Institute has shown that slightly increasing the metabolic capacity of neurons can enhance long-term memory in both fruit flies and ...

Scores on a memory test dropped as football experience rose, and the pattern held across thousands of former players. This trend was the focus of a large analysis of retired American football players ...