The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

Life places non-stop demands on the brain, and with age, changes in the brain’s structure and function threaten various degrees of cognitive impairment. To minimize the risk, scientists point ...

For more than a century, brain imaging has been a story of trade-offs: sharp pictures but slow timing, or fast signals with ...

Singapore has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, yet many individuals spend almost a decade in poor health ...

A new study suggests that taking a two-hour nap during a night shift may help restore brain function and memory in nurses.

Microglia help protect the brain from damage and infection, but when they become overly active, they can also contribute to ...

There is a strong link between regular physical exercise and good brain health, according to one study. Researchers found ...

The depth of the brain’s unconscious, taken-for-granted functions and complex conscious abilities comes into sharp relief when they are disrupted in cases of brain disease and injury. Whether the ...

The bean-shaped organelles are now being recognized for their part in immune signaling, stress responses, and neural functioning.

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...