Researchers have discovered some good news about the march of time, and there’s less to dread and more to celebrate.

In the middle of the night, the world can sometimes feel like a dark place. Under the cover of darkness, negative thoughts ...

It may be a commonly held belief that humans reach our physical and cognitive peak sometime in our twenties—thanks in part to factors such as brain volume and cardiovascular health—but there’s plenty ...

A new study published in Nature Communications provides evidence that the human brain does not simply shrink with age but changes shape in consistent and measurable ways. The research suggests that ...

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Create the brain you need to govern physical agility and strength in your sport, just as horseback riders do to develop ...

In a new paper with implications for preventing Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

Data from a new study links a pair of duplicated genes to human brain features. The research provides a roadmap for scientists to gain a deeper understanding of brain function and evolution, as well ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

A study of human brain organoids has revealed a new potential target for Alzheimer’s disease treatments 1. As an alternative to working with postmortem brain tissue or mouse models, Peng-Ming Zeng at ...