A study of children entering kindergarten is shedding light on the origins of dyslexia, as diffusion-weighted MRI has revealed that if certain white matter tracts in the brain are smaller and less organized, it can lead to reading difficulties.

Despite all the attention being paid to head injuries, methods used to classify and study traumatic brain injury (TBI) are lacking, argued a viewpoint article published Aug. 7 in JAMA. Taxonomies, outcome assessments, a measure of economic effects and sophisticated infrastructure for clinical care and research are all necessary to further understand the condition.

As neuroimaging research continues to push the boundaries on early Alzheimer’s disease detection, some experts are finding the patient knows best.

Chocolate stouts, sugary shots, hard ciders. Bars and breweries have been combining alcohol with sweets for a long time. Now, research has shown that these libations might have inadvertently tapped into an underlying neural connection, as the brain’s response to highly sweet tastes may be linked to its response to drinking alcohol, according to a study published online ahead of print in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

Today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alzheimer's Association® unveiled The Healthy Brain Initiative: The Public Health Road Map for State and National Partnerships, 2013-2018 at the 2013 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC® 2013) in Boston.

A population-based study of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer among older adults in Northern Italy has found that the two diseases have an inverse relationship, with AD dementia patients exhibiting a lower risk of cancer and vice versa, according to a study published July 10 online in Neurology.

The cognitive reserve hypothesis, which suggests brain-stimulating activities may stall late-life cognitive decline, received a boost via research published online July 3 in Neurology. The researchers reported more frequent cognitive activity at any age is associated with slower cognitive decline later in life independent of neuropathologic conditions.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been associated with subsequent ischemic stroke, a finding that could spur stroke prevention efforts in young trauma patients, according to a study published online June 26 in Neurology.