FORT MOORE, Ga. — The testing is simple: It requires only a computer and a mouse with two buttons — labeled “1” and “2” — but Pentagon officials believe it will have a huge impact on the military’s ...

Do middle-aged minds react to weight loss differently than young brains? In A Nutshell Middle-aged mice showed worse brain inflammation during weight loss than during obesity itself, even though their ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test to detect concussion that produces results in minutes rather than hours -- a breakthrough that could help expedite treatment for service ...

Depression is a debilitating disorder. Globally, around 350 million patients worldwide live with depression, and this could increase to 400 million by 2029. The ...

Not many researchers get the chance to float, weightless, 32,000 feet above the Earth. Medical University of South Carolina scientists usually conduct research in labs – controlled settings where they ...

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

From the dawn of human history, our ancestors' brains evolved to maintain a constant awareness of danger. This keen vigilance was primarily a survival mechanism, allowing them to react quickly to ...