Last week, the White House Office of Management and Budget told federal agencies to consider layoffs, or reductions-in-force, if the government shuts down — an unusual move since government workers ...

At the heart of wellness is consistent, restful, healthy sleep. And there's a lot more to it than just letting your head hit the pillow at night. We spend a third of our lives sleeping, so it goes ...

Dogs do it, cats do it, deer do it – in fact, many species of mammals can swivel their ears to direct their hearing. Humans lost this ability about 25 million years ago, but according to a new study, ...

Erythropoietin (EPO) is primarily known to many as a hormone for blood formation. However, it has been known for some years that EPO also plays an important role in the brain—specifically where ...

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - but also raised ethical questions ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of cells are blurrier than researchers once thought.

Could the secret to a longer, healthier life be hidden inside the brain of a fruit fly? Researchers at National Taiwan University (NTU) think the answer is yes.

Brain health is moving to the center of the healthcare conversation. As Dr. Charles Hennekens wrote in The American Journal of Medicine, “While deaths from cardiovascular disease have declined since ...

Researchers employed a specialized brain imaging technique to identify a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Long COVID. More than four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Redefining Research: This study shows that a human-based brain organoid model can mimic key brain functions such as expressing neuron related genes, forming connections between neurons, and firing ...

A tiny brain blip during silent speech revealed the shocking truth: Your brain plans words by imagining sounds, not movements. This discovery revolutionized speech science.

Medicine has evolved dramatically over the last century, but that doesn’t mean unexplainable medical anomalies have disappeared.