Sugarcoating isn't just for making things taste or sound sweeter. In the brain, complex sugar molecules decorate key proteins ...

Menopause is linked to reduced grey matter in brain regions tied to memory and cognition, along with disrupted sleep and ...

Sleep disorders may do more than leave people feeling tired. New research from Florida International University shows that ...

Existing three-dimensional (3D) neuronal culture technology has limitations in brain research due to the difficulty of precisely replicating the brain's complex multilayered structure and the lack of ...

The human brain is a marvel of complexity. It contains specialised and interconnected structures controlling our thoughts, personality and behaviour. The size and shape of our brains also play a ...

Exposure to elevated levels of sodium fluoride might impair cognitive abilities by altering how brain cells grow and ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Hippocampal subfields age differently, with volume reductions observed at different ages. Females exhibit decreased volume in ...

Researchers found that every pregnancy rewires the brain in its own way, with a second pregnancy bringing a different pattern ...