“Pothead” could one day get a whole new meaning. A new study suggests low doses of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in ...

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Blood pressure medications have long been prescribed primarily for cardiovascular health, but emerging evidence suggests certain classes of these drugs may offer remarkable cognitive benefits for ...

Alzheimer’s may destroy memory by flipping a single molecular switch that tells neurons to prune their own connections. Researchers found that both amyloid beta and inflammation converge on the same ...

In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed ...

Learn how the brain’s replay system helps us consolidate memories — and what goes wrong when Alzheimer’s disease interferes ...

While you’re focused on eating brain-healthy foods and staying mentally sharp, some medications sitting in your medicine cabinet could be silently undermining your cognitive health. Two widely ...

Johns Hopkins scientists reveal that “inactive” GluD brain proteins regulate neuronal communication and open up new ...

A new scientific breakthrough may soon offer hope for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. A group of researchers in Spain has developed a drug candidate that could help fight the condition at its ...

A so-called 'wonder' drug for Alzheimer's may cause life-threatening brain bleeds in a third of patients who take it, a new ...