In a new paper with implications for preventing Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

McGill University researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life. A new study found that variations in ...

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Historical views of the brain reflect the biases of the time. The industrial age spawned mechanical explanations for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have discovered that rhythmic muscle movements in the gut could explain how blood vessels in the brain work together.

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Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...

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