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

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 ...

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

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

A neuroimaging study led by cognitive neuroscientists at the INSERM-CEA Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit (Unicog) reveals that the human brain constructs a continuous, highly structured spatial semantic ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have uncovered how herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the common virus behind cold sores, fundamentally reprograms the brain’s resident immune ...

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 a key metabolic component.

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

Summary: A new study reveals that repetitive practice not only improves skills but also induces significant changes in the brain’s memory pathways. The research shows how training mice to recall odor ...