Our cells rely on microscopic highways and specialized protein vehicles to move everything—from positioning organelles to ...

New research shows that we may be able to reverse brain aging with a single molecule, but more research is needed to prove it ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not ...

Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

Overwork is altering brain regions tied to emotion and decision-making. We all know just how tiring and stressful working ...

Turns out, there might really be something to the reports of people seeing their lives flash before their eyes during ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process ...

A small segment of human DNA boosts brain size and complexity, revealing both the origins of intelligence and its ...

"My contention is that Earth may, if we are lucky and diligent and clever enough, grow an emergent superconsciousness." ...

The 10 percent brain myth is false. We use our entire brain. Neuroscience points to several methods of enhancing brain ...