Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with hypoparathyroidism had worse processing speed and visual and auditory memory than healthy controls.

As children grow into adolescence, corresponding regions on the left and right sides of their brain function less identically ...

The brain is more mechanically connected to the body than previously appreciated, scientists reported today (April 27) in Nature Neuroscience. Through a study using mice and simulations, the team ...

Although it’s not entirely clear what causes obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), neuroimaging studies suggest that people with the condition have distinct differences in their brain structure and ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The extreme mental and physical fatigue brought on by long COVID may be a result of structural changes in the brain, new ...

(Charles Gullung/The Image Bank/Getty Images) Ultra-processed foods are pervasive in Western diets, and new research has ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...