A study of 1,563 people reveals that reading a character's private remorse fosters empathy that helps readers forgive ...

Women with PMOS (formerly PCOS) face higher risks for Alzheimer's and dementia, driven largely by insulin resistance and obesity.

Researchers discover microglia tear down brain scaffolding during heavy drinking, driving alcohol sedation and frontal brain damage.

A new study links frequent daytime naps to a 48% higher risk of dementia, highlighting daytime sleep as an early warning sign ...

A 35-year study shows cannabis use links to fragmented, poor sleep measured by monitors, even though users believe they slept ...

Anorexia patients are 4x more likely to carry mutations in PLIN4, a fat-storage gene in muscle and adipose tissue, revealing ...

A new study identifies central amygdala neurons that trigger severe anxiety from cannabis under stressful conditions.

Tracking 5,500 teens reveals higher daily step counts thicken emotion-regulating brain regions and reduce depression and anxiety.

Removing cervical lymph nodes during neck cancer surgery can obstruct cerebrospinal fluid outflow from the brain, potentially contributing to accelerated brain atrophy and cognitive impairment. In a ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified 16 brain-aging molecules in blood that spike during the menopause transition, tracked by hormonal flux rather than chronological age. In older women, ...

When public reputation clashes with direct personal experience, people prioritize their own history over social gossip to judge non-cooperation. A new study reveals an asymmetric moral calculus: while ...