A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their ...

Pancreatitis, vision loss ... the risks of drugs such as Ozempic can sound scary. But what does the evidence show?

If you’re ending each day feeling drained, the problem may not be your workload, but how your brain is being used. Most leaders over-rely on the prefrontal cortex, the brain’s planning and ...

These so-called "SuperAgers" are 80 or older, with cognitive function that’s on par with an average person who is middle-aged ...

Scientists think those cholesterol-lowering statins might be doing something else we didn't know about: protecting our brains ...

Our bodies need fuel to keep running. When you are hungry and your blood sugar drops, the brain is one of the first things ...

Neuroscientists probing the boundary between sleep and awareness are finding many types of liminal states, which help explain ...

When you get scrapes, cuts or other minor injuries, hair also helps heal these wounds. Specifically, your body mobilizes stem ...

Two brain regions, M2 and OFC, work together to balance steady habits with flexible learning when choices become uncertain.

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...

Abigail Dove receives funding from Alzheimerfonden, Demensfonden, and the Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation for Medical Research. We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is anything but ...

The current government shutdown has far-reaching effects — and the longer it lasts, the more disruptive it can become. Federal employees face the most immediate strain, with paychecks halted until the ...