New research from the University of Michigan suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stems from physical processes in the brain and not from psychological weakness, as many have believed.

Listening to podcasts can do more than provide you with entertainment or information, according to a new study that says listening to them can stimulate activity across the brain.

Many of us struggle to drink the recommended eight glasses of water per day, but a new study suggests that we're not supposed to.

Albert Einstein's assertion that his mathematical thinking was "part visual" might hold more weight, according to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers uncovered further evidence of the brian's adapbility and resliency when they found that blind individuals may use parts of the brain reserved for vision to solve math problems.

According to a new study by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the recent surge in soccer’s popularity has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of concussions and closed-head injuries (CHIs) among athletes 7 to 17 years of age. 

An innovative use of RNA sequences has allowed scientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to track connections between individual neurons in the brain, according to a study published in Neuron. Invented by Professor Anthony Zador, MD, PhD, the technique is called Multiplexed Analysis of Projections by Sequencing (MAPseq). 

A new study allowed researchers to get a look at the way Parkinson’s disease patients’ brains changed over the course of a year through functional MRI scans. The changes observed through fMRI scans of multiple system atrophy (MSA) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) patients’ and healthy controls’ brains were different across the groups. 

There’s a mountain of evidence showing that the traditional Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of heart disease, but a new UCLA study suggests that it can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s as well.