Scientists have uncovered a hidden “death switch” in the brain that may be driving Alzheimer’s disease—and even found a way to turn it off in mice. The culprit is a toxic pairing of two proteins that,...

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The ONS also projects women will continue having smaller families than previous generations.

If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It turns out that the brain does the same thing when damaged hair ...

A new study finds that mice will sniff, lick and pull the tongue of other mice that are under anesthesia, serving to open their airways

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Hints that the removal of amyloid plaques — which are a defining feature of Alzheimer's disease — may not be essential for improving cognition, could have implications for future treatments.

Each night, our brains execute a "wash and rinse" routine that clears away harmful protein waste linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. Now, new research shows that a common prescripti...