A recent study published in the journal Alcohol provides evidence that even low-level drinking may have negative consequences ...

Most people know which foods to avoid for a healthy heart. Yet, do you often think about the foods you eat and how they ...

Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremor and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. That may be because the disease disrupts communication in a brain ...

Scientists at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have established why some elderly people remain mentally clear ...

You’ve been standing in the kitchen for a solid ten seconds. There’s a reason you walked in here. It’s in your head somewhere ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and ...