A new Northwestern University study using patient nervous tissue and lab-grown human neurons has uncovered how a key disease ...

Japanese researchers have uncovered how the astringent “bite” of cocoa flavanols can activate the brain—even though little of the compound enters the bloodstream.

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Our brains evolved for complex thought and language - but the same genes that made us smarter may have increased mental illness risk.

Now, by analyzing thousands of proteins found in the blood, scientists at UC San Francisco have created the clearest picture ...

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