The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 percent of its total energy. To stay within budget, the brain must be highly ...

Your walking pace reveals your brain’s health and your overall age. Midlife speed tests link slower miles per hour to brain ...

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions.

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making ...

Your body provides many signs when it needs rest, including dark circles, muscle aches, and skin blemishes. Here’s how to ...

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow ...

They are in your burger buns, your deli meats, your boxed mac and cheese. Phosphate additives — used to boost flavor, ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows through your central nervous system, serving multiple roles: it protects your brain, takes out the cellular trash, and even ...

These solutes are distributed both by the blood and by cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebrospinal fluid contents are distinct from the general circulation because of regulation at brain barriers including the ...