From bonobos and rats to tickling robots, research is finally cracking the secrets of why we’re ticklish, and what that reveals about our brains ...

A new study explains how writing, even a grocery list or a WhatsApp message, helps regulate emotions, improve functioning, and cope better with life’s challenges.

In a little over ten years, organoid models – miniature, lab-grown clusters of cells that imitate real organs – have transformed how we study human development and disease while accelerating drug ...

Since the identification of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 as the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease (AD), it has served as a critical marker for predicting disease susceptibility.

BISC is an ultra-thin neural implant that creates a high-bandwidth wireless link between the brain and computers. Its tiny single-chip design packs tens of thousands of electrodes and supports ...

Matt Kidd, the first patient in a University of Washington safety trial, can now perform daily tasks thanks to a device that ...

Karson Pender is a normal boy who’s kind, wise, and loves football more than anything. However, his life was forever changed ...

Lynne Peeples is a science journalist in Seattle, Washington. Near the end of his first series of chess matches against IBM’s Deep Blue computer in 1996, the Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov ...

Cortisol is the body's main stress hormone. Too much cortisol over time may harm memory and brain health, but the cortisol-dementia link is complex and mostly correlational. Managing stress, sleep, ...

But while most women go through menopause in their late 40s or early 50s—the average age in the U.S. is 51—a small number experience it a little earlier. Around 5% of women reach menopause before ...

Scientists anticipate a future where transgender people could create their own gender-affirming hormones and even produce ...

McGill University researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic ...