Scientists at Auburn University have uncovered a fundamental principle of how brain cells stay connected, and their discovery could change how we understand Alzheimer's disease.

New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence ...

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The human brain runs on a tight energy budget. Despite making up only 2% of our body weight, it devours around 20% of our energy. Every time we think, feel, move, or remember, billions of brain cells ...

For the millions of Americans who retire each year, stopping work might seem like a well-deserved break. But it can also precipitate big changes in brain health, including an increased risk of ...

UCLA Health researchers have helped to develop a new digital toolbox to create a "common language" for brain network studies, ...

"I was very pregnant." "I had a brain clot and it was a huge one. Like three, I had three," she said. "When I do something, I do it all the way. I had major headaches for three weeks, and I was ...

The communication system between your gut and brain is called the gut-brain axis ... appetite, mood, learning, memory, and sleep. Your gut microbes also produce a neurotransmitter called gamma ...

This study provides new insights into how the brain distinguishes between these ... and Sociality within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), and KO Hyoung-Gon, professor at Kyung Hee University ...

A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise.

The glycocalyx is a key component of the blood-brain barrier ... study published in Science on Feb. 21, Stanford Medicine researchers outlined their creation of a machine learning model to ...

In contrast, a brain doesn't have distinct learning and active states; it's constantly in both modes. In many cases, the brain learns while doing. Baker described that in terms of learning to take ...