New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

A 2023 study found that shorter sleep duration causes reduced brain cortical thickness. Sleep disorders increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, stroke, and cognitive decline. Chronic sleep deprivation ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling ...

The human brain, despite its remarkable resilience, remains vulnerable to conditions that can drastically alter quality of life. A landmark study published in the BMJ Journal of Neurology, ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic ...

A new protein sensor lets researchers see incoming brain signals, revealing how neurons process information tied to memory ...

Kenneth Kendler, one of the most influential and prolific psychiatric researchers and historians of our time, recently published two articles examining the role of the brain in psychiatric disorders: ...

Your brain constantly rewires itself as you age. It may even go through five distinct epochs of wiring between birth and death, marked by turning points around the ages of 9, 32, 66 and 83, new ...