For years, scientists have known that the aging brain tends to shrink, but they have struggled to explain why some people ...

Scientists know that a build-up of specific proteins in the brain is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. However, by the time these proteins have become visible in brain scans, disease progression is ...

The trial seeks to find an easier and less expensive way to detect a disease that affects 1 in 9 people over the age of 65.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- According to the Centers for Disease Control, 50% of concussions go unreported. That's scary to think about because there are millions of traumatic brain injury (TBI) ...

A doctor points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Alzheimer's disease at Georgetown University Hospital, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in Washington. Years before one of the key Alzheimer’s ...

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

Daily routines change, and many older adults find that learning new processes becomes more difficult over time. Slower ...