Microplastics have been found in our lungs, guts, and even our blood. Now, researchers say they may reduce protective enzymes ...

The researchers treated mouse serum with microplastics to form the microplastics that absorbed proteins, according to a ...

Early on, Nedergaard and Iliff, a glial cell biologist and a vascular physiologist, respectively, hypothesized that waste ...

When we think about drinking enough water, most of us focus on physical health benefits glowing skin, proper digestion, healthy kidneys, or better exercise performance. But what many overlook is that ...

Modern imaging is contributing significantly to giving us a better understanding of how our brains work. In the long term, this will also help us to treat learning disorders in a more targeted way and ...

In a world where stress and anxiety are constant companions, we often push them aside in hopes of keeping life moving. But ...

There is no strong scientific data to suggest that leaving Wi-Fi on at night can be damaging to the brain. But if turning it ...

The brain has its own waste disposal system—known as the glymphatic system—that’s thought to be more active when we sleep.

The device can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery and could transform the treatment of Parkinson's ...

A new study in Science now promises to kick this dust up all over again: it has reported evidence of neural progenitor cells ...

Peering into the human brain has never been easy. For decades, neuroscientists have relied on heavy, expensive machines to measure blood flow and oxygen levels that reveal how the brain works.