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Young adults who feel lonely may be at greater risk of poor sleep quality, daytime tiredness, and concentration problems, new study finds.

What can we learn about emotions, the brain and behavior from a wristband? Plenty, according to a prominent engineer.

A new psychological study suggests that, contrary to popular belief, our ‘drunk’ and ‘sober’ personalities do not differ that much.

New study suggests that the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin should be referred to as ‘crisis hormone,’ since it is released in response to relationship insecurity.

In studies with mice, researchers discovered that to maintain certain short-term memories, the brain’s cortex relies on connections with the thalamus.

The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple in the coming decades and no cure has been found. Recently, interest in dietary approaches for prevention of cognitive decline has increased. In particular, the omega-3 fatty acids have shown a…

Just 2 nights of poor sleep may make you appear less attractive to others, and it may even deter people from socializing with you, a study suggests.

A new study of obese people suggests that changes in their brains’ reward regions make them more prone to overeating, and that women and men exhibit different brain activity related to overeating.

In a revolutionary first, scientists will test whether the Zika virus can destroy brain tumor cells, potentially leading to new treatments for one of the hardest to treat cancers.  

A research team has studied two structurally-similar proteins in the adult brain and have found that they play distinct roles in the development of dementia.