From outer space to the human brain, Tufts University’s research labs explore various fields of science to uncover new ...

“I tested it three or four times before I believed it,” said Shigenori Inagaki of the discovery that enabled the breakthrough.

In a new paper with implications for preventing Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...

Consciousness has long been treated as philosophy’s most stubborn mystery, yet a growing body of neuroscience is now tying our inner life to specific, testable brain mechanisms. A leading MIT ...

A new single-cell atlas shows how epigenetic changes reshape brain cells during aging, revealing genomic instability, regional differences, and potential biomarkers of brain aging. More than 57 ...

“A central goal of neuroscience is to develop an understanding of the brain that ultimately describes the mechanistic basis of human cognition and behavior,” said Jeremy Herskowitz, Ph.D., associate ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and ...

Changes to one's hippocampus, the brain's memory centre, in response to prolonged pain could be an important factor for why ...

The human body is packed with natural rhythms, from your sleep-wake cycle to the steady pulsing of blood through the brain to heart rate and pulse. Now, scientists say the gut may hold the key to ...

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center officials announced Dr. Ulrich Bickel, pharmaceutical sciences professor and associate dean for sciences at its Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in ...