What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Levels of microplastics in the brain have shot up 50% in just eight years, according to samples tested by researchers in New ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...

What happens in the brain as we age? Might it be at all possible to rejuvenate nerve cells? Seeking answers to these ...

X-ray micro- and nano-tomography can provide clues on the processes that link the neurons in the gut and brain and may trigger Alzheimer’s.

Though the tapeworm can develop within weeks in the human gut, cysticercosis is caused ... and even to the brain. This X-ray image is enough to make anyone recall the consequences of bad food ...

Scientists led by the Institute of Nanotechnology in Italy, in collaboration with the ESRF, the European Synchrotron in ...

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other. So-called GABA A receptors are proteins that control the ...