A new study links frequent daytime naps to a 48% higher risk of dementia, highlighting daytime sleep as an early warning sign ...

Angelman syndrome triggers a false cellular stress alarm via asparagine synthetase, halting brain growth and protein synthesis.

Women with PMOS (formerly PCOS) face higher risks for Alzheimer's and dementia, driven largely by insulin resistance and obesity.

A study of 1,563 people reveals that reading a character's private remorse fosters empathy that helps readers forgive ...

Researchers discover microglia tear down brain scaffolding during heavy drinking, driving alcohol sedation and frontal brain damage.

Summary: Researchers report the immune system directly affects, and maybe even controls, a creature’s social behaviors and desire to interact with others. Source: University of Virginia School of ...

A 35-year study shows cannabis use links to fragmented, poor sleep measured by monitors, even though users believe they slept ...

Anorexia patients are 4x more likely to carry mutations in PLIN4, a fat-storage gene in muscle and adipose tissue, revealing ...

Tracking 5,500 teens reveals higher daily step counts thicken emotion-regulating brain regions and reduce depression and anxiety.

Summary: A new study reveals brain oscillations associated with memory retrieval alter in the moments before death, suggesting the brain may replay significant life events just before we die. Imagine ...

Summary: A new study reveals the brain’s swift response to human errors compared to unintended outcomes. When individuals were tasked with identifying arrow directions, researchers observed the brain ...

Summary: A study demonstrates that learning in neural networks is driven primarily by adjusting the strength of existing connections rather than by continuously expanding or reconfiguring underlying ...