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 ...

Less stress and better sleep? One brain-boosting supplement promises to deliver all that and more in pill form. Found in everyday foods like spinach, almonds, black beans, and avocados, our bodies ...

As the 2025 Ryder Cup gets underway at Bethpage Black, golf fans are doing what they always do every two years — brushing up on the rules and trying to remember the difference between four-ball and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Editor’s note: This is a developing story, and this article has been revised and ...

New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This challenges the idea that sleep is solely brain-driven, instead suggesting it ...

Tying “fragile” memories to emotional events could help people remember them better in the future, researchers at Boston University believe. Leo Chenyang Lin was on a trip to New Hampshire two years ...

Fans thought Lamine Yamal had a real chance to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or — but not this time, according to France Football’s editor-in-chief. Ousmane Dembélé won by a wide margin, leaving no room for ...

Music affects us so deeply that it can essentially take control of our brain waves and get our bodies moving. Now, neuroscientists at Stanford's Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute are taking advantage of ...

Once in the brain, lung cancer cells can plug themselves into the electrical circuitry there and grow, a study of mice shows. The results, published September 10 in Nature, highlight the deep and ...

Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer. These interactions might be a therapeutic target. Read the paper: Neuronal ...

New research in amateur football and soccer players has identified some potential early warning signs of C.T.E. By Dana G. Smith Two studies published on Wednesday raise concerns about the ...

T here’s a 3D hand on a black screen. J. Galen Buckwalter concentrates on the image, trying to move one of the virtual hand’s fingers — with his mind. For more than 50 years, Buckwalter hasn’t felt ...