Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study ...

The brain and vagus nerve play a key role in exacerbating tissue damage after a heart attack, but there are ways to block it.

An international research team has uncovered new insights into healthy brain aging. The researchers found that aging leads to ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

DNA can be thought of as a vast library that stores all genetic information. Cells do not use this information all at once. Instead, they copy only the necessary parts into RNA, which is then used to ...

You check into a hotel and toss and turn all night, but your sleep improves the following night. Scientists at Nagoya University wanted to understand why this happens. Working with mice, they have ...

The brains of humans and other mammals contain a vast array of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types. The human capacity to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on ...

Beyond being pleasant ways to pass the time, hobbies are increasingly recognized for giving the brain something it often lacks in modern life: sustained engagement without pressure, performance ...

A sharper, more resilient mind starts here. Monday Test Your Knowledge Tuesday MIND Your Diet Wednesday Try a New Workout Thursday Play a Game Congratulations, you’ve reached the final day of the ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred microbes from different primates into mice, the animals’ brains began to ...

A sharper, more resilient mind starts here. Monday Test Your Knowledge Tuesday MIND Your Diet Wednesday Try a New Workout Thursday Play a Game Welcome back! For Day 4 of the challenge, let’s do a ...

In a first, this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a brain stimulation device designed to treat depression at home. The approval of the first such device for home depression ...