New research reveals that microbes play a crucial role in shaping a newborn’s brain both before and after birth.

A large-scale U.S. analysis found that adults recovering from alcohol or other drug addictions were significantly more likely ...

An international team of researchers working at Ledi-Geraru in Ethiopia has uncovered fossils indicating that early Homo and ...

Researchers have identified a genetic region, HAR123, that may help explain what makes the human brain unique.

A large-scale study challenges the long-held belief that musical training boosts the brain’s earliest stages of sound ...

Scientists have discovered a specialized group of spinal cord interneurons that help regulate breathing when the body faces ...

A new study reveals how maternal obesity before pregnancy can program autism-related behaviors in offspring through lasting ...

A new study shows that cats with dementia exhibit brain changes strikingly similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease, ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that reshaping nuclear speckles — tiny structures inside cell nuclei that regulate protein ...

Researchers studying people with epilepsy have discovered that nerve cells in the medial temporal lobe coordinate their ...

Researchers found that the touch-processing region of the brain ages in a layered pattern, with some layers staying resilient ...

Researchers have developed a model for micro-sized robots that use sound waves to communicate, allowing them to self-organize into swarms with collective intelligence.