Removing both of a woman's ovaries before natural menopause may reduce the integrity of white matter in their brains, scientists have found. For most women this operation, known as surgical menopause, ...

Recent research has uncovered concerning links between premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy and cognitive health. The study reveals that women who undergo ovary removal before age 40 experience ...

Brain scans of thousands of people revealed that the human brain has five distinct eras, with turning points in the way it is ...

Turns out the brain needs regular cleaning. Otherwise, it gets clogged up with waste products, including some associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports ...

A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases, according to a study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

A type of brain cell that plays a vital role in maintaining neural networks and repairing injuries lies at the core of a promising new study on Alzheimer's disease from the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's ...