Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that surrounds and supports the brain and ...

A new study may challenge what we thought we knew about brain aging. Scientists have discovered that men’s brains shrink faster than women’s as they grow older, even though women are more likely to ...

Research on adults who take S.S.R.I.s shows they tamp down sexual desire. Why aren’t we studying what that could mean for adolescents who take them?

For many people, the rise of artificial intelligence–generated images has sparked anxiety—about misinformation, deepfakes and the blurring line between what's real and what's not. But in the world of ...

When we’re born, we rely completely on the adults around us to keep us safe. They’re the ones expected to notice when ...

Kim Kardashian disclosed in a preview clip from The Kardashians' latest series that she had undergone brain imaging which revealed a "little" brain aneurysm. She said in the brief video: "They're like ...

Why Some People Are Born to Be Afraid Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be written in our DNA before we even encounter the things that terrify us. Evidence ...

A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain ...

Commercial, paid medical screening like blood tests, whole body MRIs and DEXA scans, which can evaluate bone density and ...

A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain ...

With a simple standard MRI scan of the brain, it may soon be possible to predict which people with mental illnesses will gain weight after their initial diagnosis – thereby increasing their risk of ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has ...