Scientists have identified a group of neurons that might explain the mechanism behind how stress gives rise to problems with sleep and memory. The study — published last week in The Journal of ...

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain? Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...

Having trouble sleeping at night could be aging your brain prematurely, according to researchers, resulting in a higher likelihood of developing dementia. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...

New details on how the brain stores info, and why it's limited. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2009 — -- Having a tough time recalling a phone number someone spoke a few minutes ago or forgetting items from ...

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...

Pain is one of the mysterious sensations that we collectively experience as humans, and throughout our history, we have had a hard time describing our truly unique pain.

JIMMY TOMLIN, The High Point Enterprise, N.C. HIGH POINT — When you hear Sam Hawley’s story — his inspiring journey from a young man facing addictions to a young man fighting a brain tumor to a young ...

"If I needed brain surgery, I think I would want Henry Marsh to come out of retirement to do it," said Carol Midgley in The Times. "What an empath, and what a glorious piece of television." The ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 'Almost biblical' quest for redemption: Henry Marsh can't let go of 'the patients he feels he ...