A new large-scale brain imaging study suggests that the normal process of aging does not affect female brains more severely than male brains. In fact, the findings indicate that men tend to experience ...

During ageing, men experience a greater reduction in volume across more regions of the brain than women do, according to a longitudinal study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of memory loss and cognitive decline in older adults. Yet, one fact has puzzled researchers for years — women make up nearly two-thirds of all ...

Differences between men and women in intelligence and behaviour have been proposed and disputed for decades. Now, a growing body of scientific evidence shows hundreds of genes act differently in the ...

Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting memory ...

Men’s brains shrink faster than women’s, despite Alzheimer’s disease being diagnosed more frequently in women, new research shows. More than seven million Americans have Alzheimer’s, and by 2050, that ...