Researchers have identified a specific pattern of brain wiring associated with the tendency to excessively avoid potential ...

Retirement is simple and appealing: work hard for decades, then stop. But research suggests that when work stops, something in the brain slips. The headline, that working longer tracks with better ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have succeeded in showing, in an animal model, that the process of insulin resistance in the brain affects both Alzheimer's disease and ...

(Mykola Chaika/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) You can weigh the same as someone else, have the same BMI, and still be ...

Cytokines are well-known players in the immune response, helping to control inflammation and coordinate the responses of other immune cells. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that some ...

We all know we should clean our teeth daily, but good oral hygiene can do more for you than give you a healthy smile. According to experts, it could improve your brain health and reduce the risk of ...

What if we could peer into the brain and watch how it organizes information as we act, perceive, or make decisions? A new study has introduced a method that does exactly this—not just by looking at ...

A new study provides more evidence of a gut-brain relationship in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In intestinal epithelial tissue from patients with ASD, researchers observed reduced expression of ...

A new study published April 2 in Nature, digs into how the brain ties flavors to sickness, revealing a process that mirrors human reactions to foodborne illness. Led by Christopher Zimmerman and Ilana ...