In a study that identified male chromosome genetic material in the intestines of female patients undergoing fecal transplants, researchers say they have significantly expanded scientific understanding ...

Neuroscientists have discovered brain cells that form multiple coordinate systems to tell us 'where we are' in a sequence of behaviors. These cells can play out different sequences of actions, just ...

According to the World Health Organization, currently, more than 55 million people have dementia worldwide, over 60% of whom ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a key biochemical mechanism relevant to the development of Huntington's Disease.

The use of "anno domini" and "before Christ" to mark time began in the early days of Christianity, and they're still used to track calendar years today. When reading historical texts or delving ...

New high-resolution maps of the mouse brain provide researchers with valuable insights into brain development and offer a ...

Among all the primary sensory neurons, those innervating muscle spindles in the jaw-closing muscles are exceptionally located in the brainstem as the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus (MTN), thereby ...

Menopause brain fog may be caused by hormone changes. Hormones affected by menopause, such as estrogen and progesterone, play a role in cognition. You may be able to ease your symptoms with diet ...

If you’ve ever groaned at the notion of getting out of bed for an early morning workout, or grumbled at the thought of losing a night’s sleep due to a late-night Netflix binge, your brain is echoing ...

“It is a form of dementia that occurs when the brain does not receive enough blood supply, meaning it cannot carry out its normal functions ... dementia (FTD) is an umbrella term for a ...

Sending soldiers to the firing range once a week for a month instead of four days in a row might be able to improve their long-term brain health. That’s one of the preliminary findings from Army ...

“It took an eternity until mathematicians finally invented zero as a number.” Perhaps that’s no surprise given that the concept can be difficult for the brain to grasp. It takes children longer to ...