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

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

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

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 ...

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

A new study in 420,000 adults links statin medications to a 15% lower glaucoma risk and a 55% drop in surgical interventions.

In 2001, there was a need for a science website that was dedicated strictly to neuroscience research news, so NeuroscienceNews.com was started. To this day, the site is an independent science news ...

A new study discovers a brain circuit in the anterior hypothalamus acting as a "volume knob" that dials up future stress ...

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

Scientists identify a neural circuit linking the biological clock to dopaminergic neurons and the mushroom body to control wakefulness.