Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases—two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause ...

In his new drama Joy, Bill Nighy plays the pioneering British obstetrician who helped develop IVF treatment. He talks to us about changing attitudes and how he’s had to “reprogramme violently”.

Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza, where aid groups have warned that a monthlong ...

Or, non-researcher-speak, regular resistance training improves the health of your hippocampus, the part of your brain largely ...

Earlier this year, a worldwide happiness survey showed that Americans are less happy than people in other countries and ...

The National Institute of Mental Health awards a $344,589 grant to Associate Professor and Behavioral Neuroscientist Laura ...

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

The Huntington’s disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a University of Iowa study finds that early in life, children with the HD mutation have bigger brains ...

Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich." ...

AI avatars are now conducting job interviews. Artificial intelligence usage is on the rise. One of AI’s newest applications ...

The Mathematical Mind Offers Neuroscientists a Master Class in Concentration Expertise bulks up the brain’s ability to think deeply, a skill that may generalize across tasks ...