A new study suggests that taking a two-hour nap during a night shift may help restore brain function and memory in nurses.

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There is a strong link between regular physical exercise and good brain health, according to one study. Researchers found ...

Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has found ways to plant memories in mice. Here's what that could mean for humans.

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Just light exercise—10 or 20 minutes of walking a day—can be enough to take the edge off. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

A minority of people have hyperthymesia, or highly superior autobiographical memory, so they can remember events in their lives in cinematic detail. While researchers don’t yet know how rare ability ...

A new study analyzed older adults who ate 60 grams of unsalted skin-roasted peanuts every day for 16 weeks. Scientists found ...

In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

Mothers make a lot of sacrifices, some of which start before the little bundle of joy is even born…and yes, you can add ...

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...