Scientists have made a “significant step” towards creating a blood test that detects brain tumours and monitors them in real time. The new test is over 90% accurate and could be used by GPs to pick ...

University of Manchester researchers say the new test is more than 90% accurate.

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz have trained lab-grown clusters of mouse brain cells to balance a ...

Researchers say a simple blood test could help flag which older women face a higher risk of dementia long before any symptoms appear. In a new study, published in JAMA Network Open, women with higher ...

Simon Fraser University scientists are embarking on a new study to discover what makes some people more resilient to brain conditions such as dementia. With dementia rates on the rise globally, the ...

A recent study shows that combining magnetic brain scans with computer models can safely measure how dementia medications affect living human brains. This approach could replace invasive tests and ...

Researchers identified three distinct brain “biotypes” of ADHD, each with its own chemical signature—offering new clues about why treatment can feel like trial and error.

Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...

The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain's navigational system. It impairs the function of the grid cells that play a ...

A pilot clinical trial has found that low-dose lithium tablets might help slow verbal decline among seniors with mild cognitive impairment, researchers reported March 2 in JAMA Neurology. Seniors ...