Most mammals take one of two approaches to survive the winter: they either hibernate, slowing their bodies to a near standstill, or they bulk up with extra fat to burn when food runs low. Then ...

Older adults lose their ability to hear concrete sounds first, and with this loss come the more difficult aspects of hearing: the fuzzy edges of speech. As your hearing deteriorates, you are likely to ...

Veins in the skull can rearrange their borders to accommodate patrolling immune cells, a strange behaviour called ruffling.

The brain's ability to do everything from forming memories to coordinating movement relies on its cells producing the right proteins at the right time. But directly measuring this protein production, ...

The Wiley Foundation honored research into connectomes — detailed atlases of the brain that map out thousands of neurons and ...

Eating certain foods, such as hot dogs, added sugars, French fries, excessive alcohol, high-sodium diets, and artificial sweeteners, can increase inflammation, impair blood flow, disrupt insulin ...

The following guide offers a detailed overview of several classes of medications that research links to a higher risk of dementia. You will find what these drugs treat, the evidence connecting them to ...

A biomimetic synapse built from water droplets and biological ion channels achieves synaptic plasticity and performs machine learning tasks.

A detailed annotation of anatomical brain structures (some novel) of the spider Uloborus diversus is provided based on a ...

Digital habits also influence emotional well-being. Constant information exposure increases mental noise. The brain remains in a state of alertness rather than reflection. This condition reduces ...

New research shows that encapsulated probiotics improve memory, while non-encapsulated powder is better for reducing anxiety ...

Age-related changes in protein tagging and degradation may help explain how the brain declines over time and why diet can still influence these processes.