4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (863+ words) Researchers investigated the brain activity of younger and older people while they interacted—and the results are surprising. What happens in the brain when two people engage in joint creative activity and build a new relationship with one another in…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (637+ words) Researchers have found that cGAS, a protein known for triggering inflammation, also plays a protective role. The unexpected result reveals that the protein, called cGAS, has two seemingly opposing roles. It can trigger inflammation when it detects DNA in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (462+ words) Laser therapy offers weapon against deadly brain tumors, according to new research. For patients facing a diagnosis of glioblastoma—one of the most aggressive and devastating forms of brain cancer—the standard path forward has long meant an invasive open-skull…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (456+ words) New research digs into how the heart, lungs, and brain work together to shape experience. We speak of “butterflies in the stomach,” a “racing heart,” being “choked up,” or needing to “catch our breath.” Language routinely treats emotion and thought…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (648+ words) A sharp drop in credit score, missed loan payments, and repossession may be warning signs for suicide risk, according to new research. A JAMA Network Open study found that veterans experiencing major financial stress were significantly more likely to die…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (520+ words) A seizure is a sudden, overwhelming wave of electrical energy passing through the brain in a matter of seconds—so fast, in fact, that it’s been nearly impossible to fully capture where these electrical bursts originate, how they move and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (366+ words) New research digs into why people’s pupils dilate when they’re surprised. When people encounter new information that challenges their expectations, their pupils are likely to dilate. This physiological response is a sign that something is happening in the brain to…...