While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you carry it that matters. And it's the deep visceral fat around organs that ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its immune responses. By Gina Kolata and Ali Watkins Mary E. Brunkow, Fred ...

I have been with Ayo Edebiri for 15 minutes, tops, and already I’m getting her Pacino. She’s been out here for five or six years—moving from Brooklyn, where she put down roots after attending NYU, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 6 (UPI) --Spanish and Chinese scientists said Monday they have used specifically tailored nanoparticles to clear out build-ups of a key toxin linked to Alzheimer's disease in the ...

It is our biggest blind spot, a bizarre experience that befalls us every day, and can’t be explained by our need for rest ...

About 50 million Nigerians are believed to have mental health challenges, going by latest records from this year’s World Mental Health Day celebration on October 10. This is a frightening number ...

Scientists have achieved a “striking” reversal of Alzheimer’s disease in mice by restoring the normal function of the brain's vasculature—the network of blood vessels that supplies it with oxygen and ...

Fear of flying, also known as aerophobia, is common. Here’s what it is, what it looks like, and expert-recommended ways to ...

The main symptom of generalized anxiety disorder is excessive worry for at least 6 months. It's often caused by genetic, biological, and life factors.

Panic disorder symptoms include recurring panic attacks, which develop into fear and avoidance of situations that may trigger ...

From Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s hand came branches and whorls, spines and webs. Now-famous drawings by the neuroanatomist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries showed, for the first time, the ...