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Knight Initiative director Tony Wyss-Coray and others are leading the development of a test measuring organ-specific proteins in the blood as a simple and sensible way to estimate biological age.

The science to advance our understanding of the aging process—and to potentially slow it down—has made important strides. One of the leading scientists responsible for this work is Professor Tony Wyss-Coray, whose work has focused on brain aging.

It turns out that your chronological age really is just a number. What’s more important for knowing disease risk is the biological age of each of your organs.

In today’s mostly plague- and famine-free world, if you can avoid more modern scourges like gun and car violence, you can expect your death to arrive not with a bang but a whimper; when one of your organs sput-sput-sputters out.

Ketamine was no more effective than placebo in reducing depressive symptoms in surgical patients with major depression, results of a new study, which contradict prior research, suggest.

The number one thing most people fear as they age is developing dementia. As the world’s population becomes increasingly older, this is a growing public health issue too.

A study in mice suggests that the most pronounced changes that occur over time are in the white matter—neurons that are integral to transmitting signals across the brain. The research also examined how two anti-aging treatments—caloric restriction and inf

Cyclic sighing appears to be particularly effective among different breathing exercises and better than mindfulness meditation, according to a study  au

Just how long does marijuana affect your motor skills or impair driving? Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Keith Humphreys said the answer is a complicated one.

Features like Sleep Focus and Bedtime Mode may help you get a good night’s rest. 

Wu Tsai Nero affiliate Kristen K. Steenerson shares her insights on a new web-based system that could potentially let patients treat themselves at home.

Brain cells are crucial for triggering fights — but also become active when mice merely observe fights.

Oxytocin signaling may not be responsible for prairie voles’ strong social bonds, including their proclivity for staying close to their mates according to re

Experts, including Stanford researchers, weigh in on whether the newly approved Alzheimer's treatment lecanemab is worth taking.

New study builds the foundation for future success against brain decline.

Brain fog isn’t like a hangover or depression. It’s a disorder of executive function that makes basic cognitive tasks absurdly hard.