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Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that our brains can compensate for age-related deterioration by recruiting other areas to help with...

Research advances at the University of Cambridge mean that the eternal quest to reverse the march of time may soon become a reality.

Cambridge scientists have shown that it may be possible to spot signs of brain impairment in patients as early as nine years before they receive a...

Understanding their weirdness could help prevent and better treat human illnesses like arthritis and cancer.

Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, with too little or too much sleep associated with poorer...

People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as ‘multiple demand networks’...

Scientists at Cambridge and Leeds have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of...

Apathy – a lack of interest or motivation – could predict the onset of some forms of dementia many years before symptoms start, offering a ‘window of...