Some people with psychiatric conditions, including addiction and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, struggle to control their urges or make decisions under uncertainty. In a collaboration ...

Police officers, hospital staff and emergency workers often swear that their nights get busier under a full moon. But does ...

Research suggests psilocybin may ease obsessive-compulsive behaviors, offering fast, lasting relief after a single dose.

Human trials could begin as early as this month at all three Mayo Clinic locations — in Florida, Minnesota and Arizona — with patients who are newly diagnosed with glioblastoma. The first phase of the ...

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that the enzyme biliverdin reductase A (BVRA) plays a direct protective role against oxidative stress in neurons, independent of its role producing the ...

We know that children need the basics — nutritious food, clean air, and safe places to learn and live. But to really thrive, ...

An Athens man and an Athens woman were arrested after police said a three-year-old in their care was severely abused, leaving the child with permanent brain damage. Dalton James Sweat, 26, was ...

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold. As a rule, ...

What do brains and the stock market have in common? While this might sound like a set-up for a joke, new research from U-M researchers reveals that the behaviors of brains and economies during crises ...

Scientists have created the world’s first mosquito cell map, revealing how these insects spread diseases like dengue and Zika ...

Researchers have created a detailed map of chemical modifications to DNA that occur in the human brain from the earliest ...

Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...