Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey. Opossums are a key food source for ...

Storm anxiety activates brain regions involved in detecting threats, regulating emotions and processing sensory input. The brain’s salience network, which helps determine what deserves immediate ...

Renato "Moicano" Carneiro is not a fan of the UFC using artificial intelligence for promotional videos. As AI takes over various forms of content across different spheres, the UFC also hasn’t been ...

Brandon Patterson has been through a lot in the nine years since rolling a Jeep left him paralyzed. Now he's on the leading edge of science. Patterson, 41, had a brain-computer interface implanted in ...

Consistency is key to building an exercise routine. But with each workout, something else is taking shape: the brain is adapting, rewiring itself in ways that help the body go farther and last longer, ...

Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...

In a nutshell: Brain-computer interfaces are often framed as tools for restoring lost function. In a Caltech lab, they are also becoming instruments. Research psychologist Galen Buckwalter, 69, is ...

I’ve been binge-watching The Pitt, and there’s something several doctors on the show have said to patients that has stuck with me. “We think we know what’s wrong. And we think we know how to help.” ...

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The human body is a deeply complex, interconnected system, and researchers continue to uncover the extent to which its functions depend on those connections. The gut microbiome—essentially an ...

Hormonal contraception, including birth control pills and intrauterine devices (IUDs), is not associated with an increased prevalence of a brain pressure disorder called idiopathic intracranial ...