Scientists studying brain aging have turned to an unexpected research partner living right in our homes. What they discovered ...

Cats age much like humans, with similar brain shrinkage, letting pet cats become natural models for human aging.

Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including humans – new research has found. Even when the number of neurons affected is ...

Domestic cats age in remarkably similar ways to humans and show comparable age-related patterns of brain deterioration, according to an international collaboration among the University of Bath in the ...

Researchers observed that both humans and older cats can develop age-related neurodegenerative changes later in life ...

Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them – fuelled by brain chemistry. The main chemical involved is oxytocin, often called ...

Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them—fueled by brain chemistry. The main chemical involved is oxytocin, often called the ...

Remember when your mom told you to be careful cleaning the cat’s litter box? Well, that same parasite everyone’s been avoiding might actually be the next big thing in brain medicine. Scientists just ...

Cats with dementia have brain changes similar to those of people with Alzheimer's disease, offering a valuable model for studying the condition in humans, a study says. Scientists discovered a ...

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New research reveals cats age biologically much like humans, particularly in brain function. Scientists found similarities in ...

Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them – fuelled by brain chemistry. The main chemical involved is oxytocin, often called ...