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 ...

Scientists in Japan have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome.

Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about endangered eagles in Japan, the lifestyles of deep-living ocean creatures and the longevity secrets of human 'SuperAgers,' aged 80 and older.

Why does the brain of some people stay sharp into their 80s and beyond? An expert explains what 25 years of exploring the ...

SuperAgers also boast more von economo neurons (specialized cells associated with fast, intuitive social judgments), larger entorhinal neurons (crucial for memory) and less activated microglia (immune ...

A Japanese health ministry panel on Wednesday approved a plan to cut the price of Lecanemab, an Alzheimer's drug codeveloped by Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co. and US industry peer Biogen Inc., by 15 ...

In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may ...

In further experiments using the mice, those with lithium-deficient brains developed more plaques than did animals with ...

A few limited clinical trials of lithium for Alzheimer’s disease have shown some efficacy, but the lithium compounds they ...

In a provocative new study, Harvard Medical School scientists found that lithium, an element found in some foods and drinking ...

A longitudinal study at Johns Hopkins that began in 1995 depends on the dedication of hundreds of people as well as NIH ...

Japanese drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma said Tuesday it is seeking approval for a Parkinson's disease treatment that transplants ...