A GRANDMOTHER from the area who became short tempered and forgetful discovered her sudden change in behaviour was due to a brain tumour.

Researchers have discovered that naturally occurring lithium in the brain is depleted early in Alzheimer’s disease, ...

Harvard Medical School is making a brain breakthrough and a study is showing that lithium may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The dementia risk was 4% by age 75, and 20% by age 85, with the majority of risk occurring after 85. The researchers ...

A new microscope combines ultrafast light pulses with sound detection to map single-cell molecular activity far deeper than existing methods.

The human brain tends to slow down as we age — even healthy brains shrink. That can make learning and memory harder as people age. But some people’s brains shrink more slowly than their peers. This ...

Introduction Visual perception is a fundamental skill that plays a central role in sensing the external environment. Deficits can lead to impairments in everyday activities. Visual perception is known ...