An increasing number of people experience fear, discomfort, or disgust toward nature—a phenomenon known as biophobia.

Researchers have identified how a single mutation in the GPX4 enzyme causes neurons to undergo ferroptosis, leading to severe early-onset dementia.

For the first time, chemists have fully synthesized verticillin A, a notoriously complex fungal molecule with striking anticancer potential.

New research shows that childhood environments shape lifelong memory through a single molecular switch that controls learning-related gene activity.

Mental illness is typically defined by its challenges, but growing evidence shows it is also linked to surprising strengths.

Scientists have identified a previously unseen layered organization inside one of the brain’s most important memory hubs.

Experts warn that reliance on AI for emotional support could weaken our ability to tolerate uncertainty and deepen human ...

A major scientific review reveals a deep knowledge gap in how cognition is affected when schizophrenia and personality disorders occur together.

Regular creative activity is linked to a younger-looking brain and slower brain aging, according to a large international brain-imaging analysis.

Scientists have uncovered a biological “blueprint” that shows how the brain’s smallest building blocks create the large networks that drive thought, emotion, and behavior.

Researchers have made a major advance, discovering that a low-dose mixture of zinc, serine, and branch-chain amino acids (BCAAs) can successfully alleviate behavioral symptoms in three different mouse ...

New longitudinal research shows that Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers rise up to 95 percent faster in people with obesity than in those without.