A new study suggests that where a person lives can be linked to their brain health and potential risk for dementia.

A new study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that the human brain may organize its many cognitive functions by ...

The distribution of wealth between different people living in specific geographical regions has changed substantially over ...

Scientists have revealed the molecular structure of a type of receptor that's crucial to brain development and function. 'This study shows the dominant assemblies and states of the GABA receptor. That ...

New research shows that neighborhood conditions — from pollution and housing to economic opportunity — may directly affect ...

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, have ...

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

A recent study reveals that teenagers preferring solitude during development experience notable changes in brain structure ...

The rate of smoking cigarettes has steadily declined since the 1960s – when Congress required warnings on cigarette boxes.