The eyes might truly be windows to the brain’s health, according to fascinating new research published in Scientific Reports. Scientists have discovered that simple vision sensitivity tests could ...

This article was produced in partnership with the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. The big goal for firms ...

The development of genetic therapeutics for both rare and common diseases is evolving rapidly, particularly in terms of local delivery to the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain and the ...

Brian Bussard has 25 tiny chips in his brain. They were installed in February 2022 as part of a study testing a wireless device designed to produce rudimentary vision in blind people. Bussard is the ...

When I co-invented the first PET (positron emission tomography) scan to visualize brain amyloid and tau—the physical evidence of Alzheimer’s disease—I did not foresee the distressing mental impact ...