A new study analyzed older adults who ate 60 grams of unsalted skin-roasted peanuts every day for 16 weeks. Scientists found that about two servings daily could increase verbal memory and blood flow ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Between constant demands of work, family obligations and the millions of things on your to-do list, it's easy to feel like you're at or beyond capacity. The result? You may feel fatigued, disconnected ...

Microplastics have been found in our lungs, guts, and even our blood. Now, researchers say they may reduce protective enzymes and proteins that keep neurons strong. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

In A Nutshell Alpha brain waves cycling at 8-13 times per second determine how wide your “temporal binding window,” or the ...

Cognitive decline is natural: it starts to subtly set in by our 40s, and by your mid-50s it’s perfectly normal to find ...

WASHINGTON — If you’ve ever felt foggy, unfocused or downright sluggish on a hot summer day, you’re not imagining things. Science says extreme heat doesn’t just make you sweat, it can also mess with ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

If you’re an inherently self-aware or emotionally intelligent person, your brain probably functions at a different level than ...

Scientists are growing more worried about microplastics, which have been found not only in oceans and the air but also throughout the human body, including the brain. A new animal study found that low ...