Emerging research suggests overusing digital devices can be harmful, especially to mental health. But does being overly ...

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The ...

A type of immunotherapy has shown promising results in targeting the deadliest type of brain cancer, researchers say.

October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature suggests that the biological transition to motherhood creates lifelong ...

Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...

Casey Harrell using a brain-implant interface. (Regents of the University of California, Davis) This Week in Science: A world ...

CAN wiggling your pinky finger really help strengthen your brain and ward off dementia? A new viral trend – aptly dubbed ...

What happens when we die? It’s one of the single greatest questions in the history of humankind, silently driving science and religion for centuries. The standard reductionist model says consciousness ...

Scientists in South Korea have discovered that one of the most common malignant brain tumors in young adults may begin years before a tumor can be seen. IDH-mutant glioma, long treated by removing ...

Studies suggest that, like mothers, fathers may undergo a shift in their biology in preparation for and in response to the ...

The manual transmission may have another argument in its favor beyond driver engagement.