Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

Grasping how our brains function is anything but straightforward - yet understanding how our grey matter operates can be crucial to making the most of life. There's plenty of contradictory advice out ...

PHOENIX -- Medication has long been the cornerstone of treatment for people with epilepsy, but it doesn't stop seizures for everyone and may come with significant side effects. New options in use or ...

It sounds like science fiction. Scientists take ordinary skin or blood cells, rewind them to a stem-cell state, then reprogram them into a kind of youthful immune cell. They then inject these into an ...

University of Pittsburgh provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, ...