There might be a paradox in the biology of ageing. As humans grow older, their metabolisms tend to slow, they lose muscle ...

Billy Joel had an “extra special” Father’s Day amid his ongoing health battle. The 76-year-old Grammy winner’s wife, Alexis, 43, praised her “strong” and “determined” husband on Sunday, June 15, in a ...

One of the first brain cells shown to make insulin is the neurogliaform cell. These live in a brain area important for ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Brain tumours rarely present with dramatic symptoms at the early stages, making it vital to recognise subtle ...

A new study reveals that prenatal exposure to common air pollutants like NO₂, PM2.5, and black carbon is associated with ...

For decades, scientists have used near-infrared light to study the brain in a noninvasive way. This optical technique, known ...

Researchers at the University of Glasgow just achieved what many thought impossible: transmitting light completely through an adult human head from one temple to the other.

Brain development in the womb is affected by the mother’s level of exposure to air pollution, researchers have found, ...

At 61, Sean Fischer's mother was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's after decades of worsening symptoms - until a spinal dye scan found a tiny leak from past epidurals, the true cause of her illness.

A study led by the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has succeeded in describing, for the first time in detail, the ...

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of ...