Drinking alcohol can also cause both short term and long term changes to your brain. Here’s what you need to know.

The University of Texas at Arlington is expanding its research on brain health, focusing on how people navigate their ...

The brain, that incredible three-pound organ, is the seat of your intellect, the master controller of your movement, the ...

Maybe those funny videos are the best medicine. New research suggests that laughter can improve short-term memory in older adults. Getty Images April 20, 2014— -- Ever have trouble remembering ...

Research in mice found that flavanols – bitter compounds abundant in dark chocolate, red wine and berries – appear to enhance ...

"Excessive fluctuations could be a sign of vascular aging that contributes to brain injury" said gerontologist Daniel Nation.

You hold it during long meetings, car trips, or when you’re too comfortable in bed to get up. What seems like a harmless inconvenience is actually training your nervous system in ways that can have ...

Even when blood pressure is well controlled, older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates widely from one heartbeat to the ...

Multi-hyphenate Julianne Moore has a mile-long resume, but she's perhaps best known for her role in the 2014 film Still Alice. Moore, now 64, won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Dr. Alice Howell ...