Voluntary attention regulates acute immune responses in humans
This study complied with all relevant ethical regulations. All participants provided written informed consent be...
Neural dynamics underlying minute-timescale persistent behaviour in the human brain
Badre, D. & Nee, D. E. Frontal cortex and the hierarchical control of behavior. Trends Cogn. Sci. 22, 170–188 (2018).
A little movement in midlife could pay off for your brain years later
Physical activity and healthy blood sugar levels during midlife may be linked to a significantly slower decline in thinking abilities l...
Scientists discover the brain has a fast lane and slow lane for clearing waste
During deep sleep, a water-like fluid moves around the brain and helps remove metabolic waste associated with diseases such as Alzheime...
Human brain cells are far more powerful than scientists thought
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that individual human neurons can carry ou...
A surprising brain discovery could help explain why we overeat fatty foods
Obesity is a major health problem worldwide and can raise the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other metabolic disorders. ...
Women taking estrogen had fewer signs of Alzheimer’s in their brains
A large study has found that women who used hormone therapy later in life had a lower risk of developing dementia. The findings were pu...
A stress hormone may help the brain repair itself
When laboratory mice experience brain damage, e.g., from an injection, Jan Deussing repeatedly notices the same response. A particular ...
Short- and long-term shifts in food purchasing behaviours and nutrition disparities in the USA during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
WHO Director-General’s Opening Remarks at the Media Briefing on COVID-19 (WHO, 2020).Declaring a National Emergency Concerni...
Immune cells flood into the aging brain, Stanford scientists discover
For decades, scientists have generally viewed the brain's immune system as largely separate from the immune defenses operating througho...