Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

"I'm not aware of any measure you can make of the human brain where the male and female distributions don't overlap," ...

A new study has pinpointed cells in the brains of mice that have the unique ability to proliferate and may help to repair ...

Human Connectome Project Anatomy of a MysteryNew technologies let scientists peer deep into the hidden structure of the brain. A high-resolution view of the image on the left reveals white matter ...

If the hippocampus can grow in human adults, what about other parts ... of cells that carry nerve impulses in the brain's white matter. Researchers Chris and Uta Frith at University College ...

A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Health (NIH) revealed their new four-dimensional brain map ...

They found that the images revealed distinctive features typical of the human central nervous system, including evidence for neurons and white matter axons. Brain tissue does sometimes preserve ...

A novel placebo-controlled study has found daily caffeine consumption can significantly reduce the volume of gray matter in the human brain ... of both gray and white matter.

Recent neurological research demonstrates that white matter comprises approximately 40% of the human brain and contains millions of nerve fibers that enable proper cognitive function. Its ...

The human brain, as the seat of mental life—from ... rest of the brain by nerve fibers that make up the brain’s “white matter.”) The cortex’s distinctive, wrinkled appearance is due ...