Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the world. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a ...

But perhaps the most compelling reason of all to get more sleep is recent research showing that sleep actually washes toxic gunk out ... that certain pulsing brain wave patterns that occur during ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) While much of the physical brain damage occurs instantly – called the primary ...