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Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, how medication and therapy for it actually work, and why treatment is effective for some people and not for others. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I made a step…

Love your heart, stay sharp and keep connected, says a Alzheimer’s Research UK expert.

The former player was rushed to hospital and underwent a brain scan

Dougher spent 20 years drinking, smoking and sniffing anything he could get hold of. At his lowest, he spent a month sleeping on a park bench. How did he bounce back?

As public awareness of dementia grows, so too does the appetite for prevention. Global headlines tout the benefits of exercise, diet, brain training and social activity in reducing dementia risk.

When we hear the word “dementia”, we usually think of memory loss in older adults. But there’s another, much rarer form of the disease that strikes far earlier in life – childhood dementia, also known as Batten disease.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: This time last year Evie Richards was laid low by a serious concussion that threatened to derail her bid for Olympic glory. One year on the two-time mountain bike world champion is in the form of her life, but it’s been a long road back to her best,…

"My contention is that Earth may, if we are lucky and diligent and clever enough, grow an emergent superconsciousness."

Neural processing unts (NPUs) are the latest chips you might find in smartphones and laptops — but what are they ard why are they so important?