A new study from UCLA Health has uncovered how inflammation in brain blood vessels exacerbates damage in vascular dementia ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

Is the cost of research aimed at curing HIV worth it, when HIV can be effectively managed and prevented by existing drugs?

The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for ...

Scientists have identified specific brain cells which respond most to exercise, an advance that could lead to a pill to boost ...

TheBajau tribe of Indonesia is known for their extraordinary ability to dive deep into the ocean for extended periods. Now, ...

A new organelle has been discovered in human cells — and scientists call it a "hemifusome."Like the full-size organs in our ...

Free-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared. If approved as a test, doctors might detect cancers sooner and treat them ...