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As you get older, something alarming happens to your brain: It shrinks. This brain atrophy, which to some extent is a normal part of aging, typically begins in your 30s and 40s and accelerates after ...

The Naegleria fowleri amoeba can cause a rare but fatal brain infection that progresses quickly and can’t be cured. It has been found in several recreational locations in the U.S., with the number of ...

You probably don’t need that detox drink, tonic or supplement. Experts regularly emphasize that there’s no need to flush yourself “clean” because the body has its own detoxification systems, and one ...

New research suggests pregnancy doesn’t impair the brain—it reshapes it, refining memory, attention, and emotional awareness in ways that can last for years. Pregnancy reshapes more than the body.

Share on Pinterest Omega-3s may sometimes harm the brain, study claims. Image credit: Marc Tran/Stocksy For many years, we have heard about the potential health benefits of fish oil due in part to ...

While many brain-computer interface companies are focused on helping paralyzed people communicate, Motif Neurotech is targeting mental health disorders. The company’s device is implanted in the skull ...

A new study suggests there’s a clear sleep “sweet spot” linked to a lower risk of dementia—and both too little and too much sleep could have an impact. Jeremy Clarkson suffers 'financial hit' on ...

A new label‑free imaging and analysis pipeline combines spectral‑focusing coherent anti‑Stokes Raman spectroscopy (sf-CARS) with deep‑learning-based segmentation to study myelin in post-mortem human ...

Your brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body’s energy, and almost none of that is being used for what you’re doing right now. Reading these words, feeling the weight of your body in a ...