A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital assessed cognitive and communication abilities in children treated for ...

Hair shedding is when hair falls out, while hair loss is when hair stops growing properly. Common causes for both include stress, hormonal changes, and nutritional deficiencies. Hair shedding is ...

Proteins long known to be essential for hearing have been hiding a talent: they also act as gatekeepers that shuffle fatty molecules across cell membranes. When this newly discovered function goes ...

A “fit and healthy” woman from Surrey, UK, was left paralysed after years of headaches dismissed as stress were found to be caused by a rare brain condition. Alicja Faryniarz collapsed during a tennis ...

Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting memory scars. New research from the University of California, Irvine suggests that ...

Sleep loss damages the fatty insulation protecting the nerve cells in our brain, according to a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research also ...

As a pediatric physician, an early childhood researcher and a child development expert, I am compelled to state, in no uncertain terms: What we are witnessing is a public health crisis. This approach ...

Something fascinating happens every time we interact with another person in a meaningful way: Several of our biological signals start to synchronize. This has been shown for various brain waves and ...

Jason Manford has revealed the secret behind his three stone weight loss - and it's not down to Ozempic. The comedian, 44, has boasted a trimmer physique in recent months, with his observant fans ...

As a pediatric physician, an early childhood researcher and a child development expert, I am compelled to state, in no uncertain terms: What we are witnessing is a public health crisis. Adverse ...