A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared after some food ...

Rumi The human brain is an extraordinary organ that is the primary center for interpreting and processing information from ...

The brain plays a big part in the aging process, and scientists think they’ve pinpointed the specific cells that control it.

A study of gene expression in the human brain shows that cell types become increasingly specialized, rather than simply more numerous. The human brain stands out as the organ that most distinctly ...

While humans and chimpanzees share many genes, alterations in gene activity may account for distinctive features of the human ...

Explore the fascinating dynamics of brain networks in men and how they influence focus, performance, and mood. Learn ...

Detailed mapping of 1.2 million brain cells has revealed that not all cell types age in the same way and that some – found in a specific ‘hot spot’ – are more sensitive to the aging process. It opens ...

Scientists mapped how aging alters gene expression across brain cell types in mice, revealing immune activation, neuronal ...

New clues have emerged in the mystery of how the brain avoids ‘catastrophic forgetting’ — the distortion and overwriting of ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

A team of UVM scientists led by University Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pharmacology Mark Nelson, Ph.D., from the ...