Past studies have looked at the way sleep variability affects brain chemistry, but many of those involve intentionally ...

Fascinatingly, the discovery was a complete accident.

Tomatoes are among the most widely eaten foods on the planet, and a new clinical trial out of Spain has tested whether a ...

According to the findings, these changes occurred at least seven years before amyloid plaques became visible on scans. The ...

The brain is a black box of densely packed neurons, blood vessels and immune cells, all locked away in a sealed skull.

Overreactions to ordinary sensory stimuli - a scratchy shirt tag, a roaring vacuum cleaner, an unfamiliar smell - are commonly associated with autism. But in fact, an estimated 15% to 20% of children ...

Experts continue to discuss whether knowing your Alzheimer's risk is worthwhile or not. A new study found that a certain type of brain scan can detect people who have early brain changes linked to ...

Huntington’s disease is an inherited condition that gradually robs people of their ability to move, speak and even think ...

A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room. But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, doctors in South Korea were gazing at bright brain lesions punctuating a ...

Apple has bought Sonera, a California company that makes non-invasive sensors that can measure neural signals from the brain, with health benefits ranging from muscle monitoring to active thought ...