Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The research marks the first discovery of a genetic difference between super-agers and typical older adults. (Maskot / Getty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in whom ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Gloria Ramirez turned 84 last March. She celebrated by walking two miles along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, ...

Forget the myth of cognitive decline; new research and real-life "super-agers" prove that strategic thinking and memory can ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly large reserve of “silent synapses” in the adult brain—unused neural connections that can be rapidly activated to store new memories.

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in whom the ability wanes, finds a study published today in Nature. The authors ...