Biking regularly for transportation appears to lower risk of dementia by 19% and Alzheimer's by 22%, according to results ...

Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural ...

Shankar Vedantam's national tour stops in Clearwater and Fort Lauderdale this month to talk about insights he has gained over ...

It is easy to think of habits as behaviors that we can choose to start and stop at any time. We want to believe that we are in control of all our actions and preferences. In reality, habits are deeply ...

While the skull-brain thinks, and controls the body, and goes about its brainy business, the gut-brain also thinks, and ...

Dr. Black A pioneer in brain tumor research and leading neurosurgeon, he is also author of the book Brain Surgeon. In the interview, Dr. Black talks about his early learning experiences ...

The science of neuroplasticity, however, has proven that we do in fact have the power to help our brains shift the status quo ...

New research reveals that our brains don't just passively hear sounds - they actively reorganize their networks in real time.

Nearly 16 million Americans have the most deadly type of liver disease - metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis ...

Hypertension disrupts blood-brain barrier integrity, promotes neuroinflammation, and may contribute to amyloid deposition and Alzheimer pathology. The mechanisms underlying these harmful effects are ...

Scientists at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have uncovered a non-invasive method to boost the brain's natural waste ...

The brain's complexity stems from evolutionary layering—new functions built atop ancient foundations, resulting in a tangled and historical structure akin to London’s streets.