TOKYO (AP) — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji ...

Torrential rain is pounding the island of Kyushu in southern Japan, triggering floods and landslides and sending residents to ...

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 ...

This research offers hope. By finding brain diseases earlier, we might be able to slow them down or manage them better. If ...