Many teens skips breakfast and many teens are obese. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) don't think that is a coincidence, they believe skipping breakfast increases the likelihood…

Oxytocin, called the "love hormone" because it has been linked to social behaviors like cuddling, maternal care and pair bonding, is also necessary for female social interest during estrus. A study…

By Ben Locwin, Genetic Literacy Project The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was just awarded to three neuroscientists for refining some past research and developing some pioneering new…

Who doesn't want more brain power? Credit: James Steidl By Elizabeth Maratos, University of Leicester The practice of physically stimulating the brain in order to alleviate symptoms of illness and…

A new study has pinpointed working memory as a cause of learning difficulties in people with schizophrenia. Working memory is known to be affected in 1 percent of the population who have…

Substantia Nigra's dopamine producing cells degrade in Parkinson's disease Credit: Geoff B Hall - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons By Meredith Knight, Genetic Literacy…

Using rats as model subjects, scientists have found that adolescents were at an increased risk of suffering negative health effects from sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. Adolescent rats that…

Certain foods can help your brain retain information. Credit: Shutterstock By Tanya Lawlis, University of Canberra Exam time is quickly approaching for high school and university students. While…

John O'Keefe , left, and Edvard and May-Britt Moser. Credits: David Bishop, UCL and NTNU By Luc Henry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…

The way neurons are interconnected in the brain is very complicated. This holds especially true for the cells of the hippocampus. It is one of the oldest brain regions and its form resembles a see…