Many people living with dementia never receive an accurate diagnosis, in part because Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and related conditions are notoriously difficult to tell apart and often ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...

Figuring out how advanced a patient’s Alzheimer’s disease has become could be made much easier with this method.

Jimmy Kimmel can’t fathom why President Donald Trump feels the need to boast about taking multiple cognitive tests. At a ...

At the Alcor facility in Arizona, more than 150 disembodied heads reportedly lie in cryogenic chambers, preserved in hopes that future medical advances can bring these brains back to life in new ...

You probably don’t need that detox drink, tonic or supplement. Experts regularly emphasize that there’s no need to flush yourself “clean” because the body has its own detoxification systems, and one ...

Some people wake up at 5 a.m. to exercise, meditate and journal. They attempt to optimize every moment to create the most productive day possible. If this works for you, great. But it isn't for ...

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...

Want to protect your brain health as you age? Experts say there are things you can do that make a difference. While the organization notes it's "never too early or too late to start" incorporating ...

The hallucinogenic mushroom Psilocybe pelliculosa, which contains psilocybin shroom360 via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-SA-3.0 Mind-altering psychedelics continue to show promising research results ...

Brandon Patterson has been through a lot in the nine years since rolling a Jeep left him paralyzed. Now he's on the leading edge of science. Patterson, 41, had a brain-computer interface implanted in ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Imagine you’re in line at your favourite bakery, deciding whether to have a ...