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Changes in immune activity appear to signal a growing brain tumor five years before symptoms arise, new research has found.

A study of mice reveals, for the first time, how puberty hormones might impede some aspects of flexible youthful learning.

A new study may pave the way for treating alcohol addiction by reducing motivation to drink, rather than by altering the effects of alcohol itself. The study reports a new mechanism behind alcohol seeking behavior.

Using Reddit posts as an indicator, researchers found that students at higher-ranked schools have better mental health than those at lower-ranked colleges. The well-being index is also better at universities with higher tuition. It’s lower at large pub…

Researchers have revealed how laughter releases endorphins in the human brain. The more opioid receptors the participants had in their brain, the more they laughed during the experiment.

New research shows that neurons in the part of the brain found to be abnormal in psychosis are also important in helping people distinguish between reality and imagination.

The role of microglial cells in neurodegenerative disease is not fully understood. But new research results suggest that stimulation of this arm of the immune system might well delay the onset of such disorders.

Fear of death is a fundamental part of the human experience — we dread the possibility of pain and suffering and we worry that we’ll face the end alone. Although thinking about dying can cause considerable angst, new research suggests that the actual …

When you look at photos of faces, your brain is able to instantly identify the ones that you know and distinguish among those that you’ve never seen before. In recent years, neuroscientists have begun to peek inside the brain’s black box to understand …

A new way to stimulate regions deep within the brain using electrodes placed on the scalp has now been developed by researchers. This approach could be used to perform noninvasive deep brain stimulation on patients with brain disorders.