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Microglia dysfunction in those who experienced early life adversity prompts an aberrant stress response during adulthood that may be linked to mental illness.

The brains of highly creative people appear to work differently from those who are less creative in terms of connectivity, a new study reports.

A lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat and an 11% increase in visceral abdominal fat.

Crazy ant colonies in North America are being driven to extinction by a fungus that targets the invasive pest species.

Older adults who live in more affluent areas have better memories and a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than those who live in less affluent areas.

A new computational model uses the entire function of the brain rather than specific networks or areas to explain the relationship between mental processing and brain anatomy. The model aims to discover how the brain wor...

With increasing age, people react more positively to both emotional and neutral stimuli, and are better able to positively reframe a negative experience into a positive one.

A new regenerative therapy uses small molecules to program progenitor cells derived from stem cells in the inner ear to grow new hair cells within the cochlear and restore hearing.

Study reveals how the claustrum plays a vital role in how we experience and perceive pain.

The same light bulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, according to a new study.

The researchers plan to seek FDA approval soon.

Compact yet powerful, our Theragun Mini review shows that it is small enough to fit into any bag or purse, but lacks some features you'd expect it to have

Gut health isn't just about good digestion. Here's why it's essential for our overall health and how you can support a healthy gut

Researchers have identified a four-protein complex that appears to play a key role in generating ribosomes -- organelles that serve as protein factories for cells -- as well as a surprising part in neurodevelopmental dis...

The poor function of microglia, the brain's immune cells in individuals exposed to early life adversity (ELA) promotes aberrant responses to stress in adulthood that may be linked to mental illness, according to a new st...

Researchers have developed a miniature microscope that is designed for high-resolution 3D images inside the brains of living mice. The new, lightweight design could help scientists understand how brain cells operate by i...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism in roundworms that protects their egg cells from division errors. Uncovering and understanding this hidden mechanism could ultimately lead to new strategies for comba...

Scientists show that responses to the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine differ significantly in individuals based on whether or not they were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. Notably, those who had COVID before v...

Ten-second videos of white blood cell motion in the skin's microvasculature greatly improved the prediction of which stem cell and bone marrow transplant patients would have a relapse of their blood cancer.

Does massage help circulation and what massage techniques can improve your blood flow?

Scientists at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant say that radioactive material was stolen by looters during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

A unique lumpy landscape on Pluto was probably built up via ice seeping up from its surprisingly warm interior that has created volcanoes as large as those on Earth - and that cryovolcanism could continue to this day