Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte ...

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is ordering federal agencies to begin “identifying and releasing” government ...

A MYSTERY over the tragic burial of a mauled teen dating back 27,500 has finally been solved – and a giant bear is to blame. The doomed youngster – nicknamed ‘The Prince’ – was laid to ...

Researchers looking for signs of extraterrestrial life instead stumbled upon a pulsar at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals why watching others get hurt can feel real. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) That sharp flinch during a violent movie ...

Mount Sinai and BPGbio scientists uncover novel molecular drivers from live brain samples that direct human brain structure and function from early development through aging: Creates a completely new ...

New research details how menopause impacts the brain. The researchers did not find a difference between people who took hormone therapy and those who did not. Doctors say there are a few things to ...

In a new study, people who followed a moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise routine for a year had a noticeable drop in brain age, while those who stuck to their usual fitness routine saw a slight ...

Miryam Naddaf is a science writer based in London. In the study, scientists identify a brain–immune circuit that exacerbates cardiovascular pathology during a heart attack. They identified neurons in ...

Everyone who menstruates and lives long enough experiences menopause in one form or another. Yet despite that, research into what happens during this natural cessation of menstruation and why is ...

The placebo effect, in which a patient’s subjective belief can affect the efficacy of treatment, was once maligned as dubious and unscientific, but is now recognised as a genuine, albeit poorly ...

And eliminating the placebo effect in clinical trials is crucial. "Our study shows how important it is to design an appropriate placebo condition in clinical trials of brain therapies," said Professor ...