FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the ...

Scientists have found the region of the brain responsible for a person’s ability to deal with new problems by examining brain-damaged patients. Researchers, led by experts from the National Hospital ...

Reduced blood flow to the brain is thought to be a key factor in many forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's, and ...

As we enter 2026, there are two distinct technologies used by clinicians to interact with the brain: Brain-Computer ...

Tryptophan does far more than help us sleep—it fuels brain chemistry, energy production, and mood-regulating ...

Problems with the brain’s waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure increase the ...

People who have early signs of heart problems may also have changes in brain health that can be early signs of dementia, such as loss of brain volume, according to a meta-analysis. The meta-analysis ...

A New York man is suing Prenuvo, a celebrity-endorsed whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provider, claiming that the ...

A new analysis of data from older Americans indicates that chronic sleep disturbances are associated with a shorter lifespan ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human brain is very good at solving complicated problems. One reason for that is that humans can break problems apart into manageable subtasks that are easy to solve one at a time ...

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex mathematical problems that underpin scientific and engineering challenges.