A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

In animal studies, keeping brain NAD + levels in balance prevented Alzheimer’s from developing. Even more striking, restoring NAD + balance after the disease was already advanced allowed the brain to ...

“Piano Man” singer Billy Joel, 76, said Friday that he is bowing out of his 2025 tour after being diagnosed with the brain condition normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Recent live performances “lead ...

The superstar performer has normal pressure hydrocephalus, caused by fluid inside his skull. Learn how it’s treated and whether it’s life-threatening. The performer Billy Joel, 76, announced he’s ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

This exploratory study in healthy young adults found that plasma sodium levels within the normal clinical range are ...

If you find it hard to focus after a wakeful night, it’s because your brain is busy trying to catch up on crucial ...

After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities. Accurately evaluating prognosis is challenging in patients on life-sustaining therapy ...

A new study suggests that taking a two-hour nap during a night shift may help restore brain function and memory in nurses.

This is the third article in a 5-part series discussing different aspects of the current mainstream biomedical approach to mental health diagnosis. For the sake of brevity, I’m assuming readers ...