The researchers treated mouse serum with microplastics to form the microplastics that absorbed proteins, according to a ...

So President Obama has proposed a Brain Activity Map (BAM) project to reveal some of these remaining secrets, using the Human Genome Project as a model. Not all scientists, however, are on board.

Long dismissed as impossible, nerve regrowth is offering new hope for healing injuries and treating neurodegeneration ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

A layer deep in the cerebral cortex, which is the innermost layer of the mammalian brain, has recently been found to play a ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

The vagus nerve functions as a communication channel that links the brain to the gut system. The brain receives chemical ...

A recent study found that ‘huff-and-puff’ movements, like running or lap swimming, were associated with better brain functions including information processing, focusing and multitasking and ...

That the human mind treads a delicate line between order and disorder is a radical idea that’s gaining traction - and is ...

Tufts researchers report that eight key nutrients may influence dementia, cardiovascular disease, and other health conditions ...