A new OHSU study shows how the immune system can quietly disrupt brain function — and why the disease is often hard to ...

New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve symptoms when standard treatments don’t work.

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

Doctors say frequent yawning can indicate deeper health issues. If you’re a chronic, compulsive yawner then don’t ignore it ...

Kenneth Kendler, one of the most influential and prolific psychiatric researchers and historians of our time, recently published two articles examining the role of the brain in psychiatric disorders: ...

New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of ...