When teenagers shift their sleep schedules between school days and weekends, the resulting mismatch can alter the physical ...

The neuropeptide oxytocin is a special messenger substance that nerve cells use to communicate with each other. It is acting ...

A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress ...

This breathtaking clue about the architecture of consciousness supports a Nobel-Prize winner’s theory about how quantum physics works in your brain.

New research finds that sleep is essential for protecting brain mitochondria by transferring toxic metabolic waste from neurons to glial cells for disposal.

Your brain may contain a hidden network of vessels that helps it dispose of metabolic waste. If confirmed to be true in future studies, the discovery could transform our understanding of the brain and ...

Brain activity has been detected up to an hour after cardiac arrest, challenging long-held beliefs about when death truly ...