Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...
A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...
A simple light-based method is uncovering hidden fiber networks inside the brain and body, even in tissue slides over 100 years old.
New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...
Jiahe Zhang, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry at Mass General Brigham, is the lead author of the paper published in Nature Neuroscience, “Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human ...
Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders. By Carl Zimmer Last year, Ardem Patapoutian got a ...
Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...
MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...
WASHINGTON — Plastic is nearly impossible to avoid. From food containers to grocery bags, it’s everywhere, and new research shows it’s not just around us. It’s inside us. The Plastic Inside Us: How ...
Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.