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Researchers have identified a surprising brain pattern that may help explain why people with ADHD often struggle to stay focused. Even while awake, their brains can slip into brief episodes of ...

Researchers found more microplastics in the brains of people who had dementia than in those who didn't. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, looked at 52 donated brains and confirmed ...

People with clinical alcohol use disorder may experience more damage to their brains the more they drink, according to a Yale study. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, ...

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A special group of older adults known as “superagers” displays surprisingly youthful cognitive function. In an attempt to understand why, a team of scientists analyzed postmortem brain samples across ...

A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep in these exceptional brains were signs of what some scientists believe to be newborn ...

As we age, it’s not uncommon for the brain to change in ways that can negatively impact our cognition. SuperAgers are adults ages 80 and older who tend to retain their brain health and cognition. A ...

Brains of older adults with super-healthy cognition grow more new neurons than those of their peers, according to a study from UIC, Northwestern University and the University of Washington.