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

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

Human sniffs last between one and three seconds. During that time, chemicals enter the nose and allow us to perceive the smells around us. But whether humans can perceive odor changes shorter than the ...

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

A unique peek inside the human brain may help explain how it clears away waste like the kind that can build up and lead to ...

What will it take to make such bold predictions come true? Scientists who have been pondering how to enhance the human brain’s capacity think nanotechnology will be the vehicle for this ...

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 ...

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.

The brain diagram, called a connectome, could revolutionize researchers’ understanding of the human brain, which has many parallels with a fruit fly’s Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent ...

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 ...