Aging is particularly harsh on the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for learning and memory. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a protein that’s at the center of this ...

Biologically speaking, there is no organ as vital or complex as the brain. And yet, the brain still remains somewhat a of a mystery-there’s a lot that even experts don’t know. Another troubling fact ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism by which brain cells die. A team led by scientists at the German research ...