For years we've known high blood pressure is bad for your health. It raises your risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. Now it's clear high blood pressure is also a major cause of dementia ...

A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section of a mammalian brain. This feat, part of the MICrONS Project, rivals the ...

Neurosurgeon Peter Hamlyn and courageous retired world title contender Michael Watson will soon cross the finish line of ...

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If you're finding yourself glued to your phone these days, scrolling the news, here's how to change your habits and get moving instead.

If you're finding yourself glued to your phone these days, scrolling the news, here's how to change your habits and get ...

From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the ...

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 ...

Heavy drinkers had a 133% higher chance of having brain lesions compared with nondrinkers, a study found. A medical expert explains how much alcohol is too much.

The stunning research is supercharging our understanding of human brain disorders and advancing U.S. national interests in ...

A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours, ...

Neurologists know that exercise benefits the brain by increasing blood flow and ferrying oxygen to it. Even a small dose of ...