In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may unlock many of the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease and brain aging — the ...

“As people age, their brains show a decline in neuronal energy levels, which limits the ability to remove unwanted proteins and damaged components,” said Gregory Brewer, lead author of the study. “We ...

Could a common metal used to treat psychiatric disorders be the holy grail that prevents and even reverses Alzheimer’s disease? In a provocative new study, Harvard Medical School scientists found that ...

Stepping into a virtual forest or waterfall scene through VR could be the future of pain management. A new study shows that immersive virtual nature dramatically reduces pain sensitivity almost as ...

Alzheimer's disease has confounded scientists and destroyed millions of families globally. While advances have been made toward grasping the disease's biological markers—amyloid plaques, tau tangles, ...

A brain-imaging study of people with amputated arms has upended a long-standing belief: that the brain’s map of the body reorganizes itself to compensate for missing body parts. Previous research 1 ...

Being in nature is great for your brain. Experts are trying to figure out why. By Dana G. Smith In 2008, 38 students at the University of Michigan set out on a walk. Half of them wound their way ...