Your brain basically runs its own internal wash cycle while you sleep. Science is unraveling what happens when the system ...

When the body runs low on protein, the gut sends powerful signals to the brain that reshape cravings and push animals to seek essential amino acids instead of sugar. Researchers say this newly ...

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Scientists have discovered a human gene with a remarkable double life: it appears to play an important role in brain cells while still retaining the ability to jump around the genome. Called BC200, ...

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On World Mental Health Day, doctors explain why people with depression can’t simply choose to feel better, and what is happening in the brain when favourite things stop feeling good.

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Our brains don’t finish developing until we’re well into our 20s. That matters when deciding who gets the death penalty.