A new study suggests that aspartame consumption may be linked to decreased heart and brain function. The artificial sweetener ...

Aaron Seitz, professor of psychology and director of the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being at Northeastern University, told The Washington Post that when ...

A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and disease. Cedars-Sinai researchers have identified a biological repair process ...

Unfinished tasks occupy your brain differently than completed ones. Discover why "done" matters more than "perfect"—and how ...

A stressful year leads to anxiety. Lasting isolation gives way to depression. An old trauma nags until it becomes paralyzing.

For decades, it was widely accepted that neurons relied exclusively on glucose to fuel their functions in the brain.

A missing brain molecule may be disrupting neural wiring in Down syndrome, according to new research. Replacing it in adult ...

Language is more strongly controlled by the left half of the brain, while other functions are more strongly controlled by the ...

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

Sleep deprivation effects harm brain health, impairing memory, attention, and emotion. Chronic loss risks neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.

Experts warn that frequent overeating can damage brain function, raise dementia risk and trigger diabetes, heart disease and ...