When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.

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A new study finds that sleep timing is linked to dementia risk, as people with weak circadian rhythms face a 2.5 times higher ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic ...

From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Scientists crunched 20 years of data on 30,000 older adults and discovered a surprising action that helps your brain stay ...