As effective treatments for Alzheimer’s continue to elude the medical community, new research from Iowa State University has shed light onto a particular protein and how it can predict the likelihood of someone developing Alzheimer’s.

Obesity may cause premature aging in the brain by mid-life, according to a study published in Neurobiology of Aging. Obesity is linked to a myriad of negative health outcomes, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but its possible neurodegenerative effects have been relatively unexplored.

Youth leagues in a variety of sports have taken steps toward protecting young athletes from sports-related brain injuries, and early data suggests those efforts are working. According to a recent study in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, however, young hockey players are often being pressured into hiding concussion symptoms. 

Though Alzheimer’s has long not had a cure or a preventative solution, new research suggests that one may be closer to becoming a reality than ever before.

New research has identified how much time it takes for brain neurons to die after a traumatic brain injury.

Provinces in Canada have reported that fewer kids are being admitted to emergency rooms (ERs) due to hockey-related brain injuries since bodychecking was banned for children ages 11-12 three years ago. 

Although autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are all different brain impairment conditions, new research shows they have a lot in common in terms of what determines whether children will develop these conditions.

New research from Yale University has provided an innovative approach to scanning brains for common brain disorders, a technique that could shed light on how to diagnose and treat a variety of disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy.