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When negative memories intrude, focusing on the contextual details of the incident rather than the emotional fallout could help minimize cognitive disruption and redirect the brain’s resources to the task at hand, suggests a new study.

Researchers investigate the role of arterial stiffness in memory decline in older adults. A flexible aorta may be key to maintaining cognitive ability.

A new study found that military service members recovering from PTSD who still identified as a member of a unit have lower levels of psychological injuries.

The waste-disposal system in a cell can spread harmful protein aggregates between neurons in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. The spread can be reduced in experiments in cultivated cells. The discovery may help the development of new diagnostic method…

A new study identifies and measures the neural activity associated with a new conscious experience. It takes researchers a step closer to solving the mystery of consciousness.

Adolescents who consume a diet high in saturated fats may develop poor stress coping skills, signs of post-traumatic stress disorder as adults.

A new study reveals that the nerve connecting the gut to the brain is key for remembering where food is.

A new study indicates that patients with high blood pressure are at a higher risk of developing dementia. This research also shows (for the first time) that an MRI can be used to detect very early signatures of neurological damage in people with high b…

New findings from the long-running Whitehall II study of over 10,000 civil servants has found 50-year-olds who had blood pressure that was higher than normal but still below the threshold commonly used when deciding to treat the condition, were at incr…

People who smoke or have diabetes may be at increased risk of calcifications in a region of the brain crucial to memory, according to a new study.