A new study published in Nature Metabolism suggests that intense endurance exercise, such as running a marathon, may cause a temporary reduction in myelin content in the brain. Using advanced ...

Orcas look like water pandas, but live up to the nickname “killer whale.” This name originates from sailors who witnessed ...

The findings suggest that the brain might draw on this fatty substance as a backup energy source during periods of intense physical stress. ... and cerebellar peduncles—tracts involved in movement and ...

This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood vessels in the brain. A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human brains than in the liver and kidneys.

Sound information moves through the cochlea to the brain. Jonathan E. Peelle, CC BY-SA. We tackled the question of how these left-right differences in hearing develop in our latest work, and our ...

Brain-computer-interface startup Paradromics today announced that surgeons successfully inserted the company’s brain implant into a patient and safely removed it after about 10 minutes. It’s a ...

Vendors claim that it amps up brain energy, improves memory, boosts focus and dispels brain fog, among other supposed benefits. Health influencers, such as podcaster Joe Rogan, have sung its praises.

Brain rot, a phrase popular among Gen Z and Alpha, is also a notably self-deprecating term, Benjamin K. Johnson, Ph.D., an associate professor of advertising at the University of Florida, ...

A woman in Texas has died after contracting a fatal brain amoeba from contaminated water. The patient, 71, had used a nasal irrigation device filled with unboiled tap water from an RV’s water ...

Areas of the brain that help a person differentiate between what is real and what is imaginary have been uncovered in a new study led by UCL researchers. The researchers hope that their findings ...