The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study. The findings offer a new ...

Great thinking feels hard for a reason. Mental fatigue signals growth—and there are ways to train your brain to think sharper, deeper, and stronger over time.

A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things. Researchers found that two parts of the brain work ...

Every time you master a new recipe, remember a phone number, or finally figure out how to fold a fitted sheet, your brain is ...

When mice encounter an unfamiliar food, neurons in a brain region called the amygdala light up (blue). If the mice start feeling sick after the meal, the same neurons get reinforced to help the mouse ...

Howard University is on a mission to reverse the decline of Black male enrollment at Historically Black Colleges and ...

Both walking and socialization are boons for brain health, preventing cognitive decline and lowering dementia risk. Here, ...

Duke University will award honorary degrees to Dr. Rebecca Buckley ’54, David Robinson II ’64 and Dr. Feng Zhang during its ...

It’s the latest old-yet-new way to improve your mental health.

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a ...

Congregants at Coral Gables Congregational Church do the Jimmy Buffett “Fins to the right/Fins to the left” gestures on stage and in the pews during Rev. Laurie Hafner’s “Gospel According to Jimmy ...