A combination of methods, including a new method for tagging genes, demonstrates that the chemosensory co-receptors of Drosophila melanogaster (Orco, IR8a, IR25a, IR76b) are expressed widely and ...

Routine Brain MRI Screening in Asymptomatic Late Stage Breast Cancer Patients Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study shows that asymptomatic brain metastasis is more common in stage 4 breast cancer ...

having to make a speech or being attacked. Here’s why our sleeping brain comes back to these unpleasant dreams again and again ...

Largest Study Ever Done on Cannabis and Brain Function Finds Impact on Working Memory Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function ...

Brain samples contained 10 times more microplastics than other organs. The brain may contain higher -- and more significant -- amounts of microplastics than other organs in the body, according to ...

In the first weeks after birth, brain volume is typically about a third of what it will be in adulthood. By age 3, it will have expanded to about 80 percent of adult size. While most of the brain ...

"Brain fog" is an informal term used to describe a range of symptoms caused by a mild loss of cognition (including the ability to think, perceive, learn, or remember). People with brain fog describe ...

Addiction corrupts the ability to make choices.Addiction brings about changes in the brain, but those changes do not reflect a pathological process. The pathways to addiction can be difficult to ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall ...