The drugs used to induce general anesthesia differed depending on the species, but even still, consistent patterns turned up in their brain activity.

A lack of good-quality sleep has long been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, but recent research goes further – giving us an optimal amount of overnight slumber to minimize dementia ...

The researchers recruited 17 experienced recreational freedivers, all men between the ages of 27 and 55, who underwent seven months of standardized freediving training. A Japanese ...

"By introducing microorganisms into the gut of germ-free mice, we have conclusively demonstrated that gut colonization of microbiota is a prerequisite for feces to float," the aut ...

We can often understand more about the future by looking into the past – and in the case of a new study published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, almost 240,000 years into the history of the ...

Fasting is a common requirement for many routine laboratory blood tests, with patients often instructed to avoid eating or drinking anything except water for 8 to 12 hours before their sample is taken ...

Depression and anxiety outcomes were exploratory, and the authors describe these findings as hypothesis-generating. The re ...

Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.

Plants are the original solar panels, and they're very good at converting light into energy – red and blue light, that is.

Some people taking Ozempic-like medications have described just such a change. Could these drugs help people with alcohol use disorder? A review published in  Biological Psychiatry brings together the ...

As we get older, our episodic memory – managed by the hippocampus region – gradually gets worse. That's the memory related to specific details, like where the car's parked or what time an appointment ...

Scattered across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, a humble sea cucumber named Holothuria (Microthele) whitmaei makes its home. This unassuming animal somewhat resembles poop, has been saddled with the ...