A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation.

Your brain isn't immune to short- and long-term diseases. Conditions ranging from inflammation to cognitive decline are ...

Maintaining leg strength could support brain health and reduce the risk of falls as you age. Muscle strength, particularly in ...

The human brain's remarkably prolonged development is unique among mammals and is thought to contribute to our advanced ...

Medical technology and research advances might not be giving the same boost they once did, a new study says. In other news, scientists take first images of waste-disposal mechanisms in living people's ...

A recently approved targeted chemotherapy drug can significantly extend the lives of advanced breast cancer patients w ...

Brain cells use a lot of nutrients which means they make a lot of waste. Scientists have long thought the brain has special ...

The way in which brains shrink in those who develop Alzheimer's disease follows no specific or uniform pattern, finds a new study by researchers at UCL and Radboud University in the Netherlands.

Closely related nearest neighbors (PWD <0.05) are numerically more common for more methylated cell types. The human brain has billions of cells and relatively few cells were sampled from each region.

Striking a tricky balance between belly laughs and moments of real sadness, therapist comedy Shrinking — the brainchild of Ted Lasso alum Brett Goldstein and co-creator Bill Lawrence ...