Our cells rely on microscopic highways and specialized protein vehicles to move everything—from positioning organelles to ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not ...

New research shows that we may be able to reverse brain aging with a single molecule, but more research is needed to prove it ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

"My contention is that Earth may, if we are lucky and diligent and clever enough, grow an emergent superconsciousness." ...

Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Turns out, there might really be something to the reports of people seeing their lives flash before their eyes during ...

Overwork is altering brain regions tied to emotion and decision-making. We all know just how tiring and stressful working ...

So different, yet so alike. Through pollination, bees play an important role in the ecosystem, affecting the life cycle of ...

A small segment of human DNA boosts brain size and complexity, revealing both the origins of intelligence and its ...