A new study reveals that astrocytes, once dismissed as mere support cells, play a central role in fear memory.

A study in mice concluded that memory problems associated with age may be driven by our gut microbiome and that the vagus ...

Rangers and Celtic have both issued statements regarding the pitch invasion after Sunday's Scottish Cup quarter final tie.

Amyloid proteins are typically considered bad guys, playing front-and-center roles in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. However, for nearly two decades, the Stowers Institute in Kansas ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The story of your life is encoded in your memories, but scientists don’t have a strong grasp on exactly how the brain turns a fleeting sensory ...

People who grew up before teens had smartphones are often stronger socially than teenagers of younger generations.

In a new show coinciding with Frieze L.A., the artist layers homelessness, displacement and fantasy in paintings that ...

What is memory? Is it an electric spark or a chemical product? Is it deposited in one place? All that you have learned, felt, and experienced in your life is memory, but it’s not like books stored ...

Every February, the United States observes Black History Month, a commemoration dedicated to remembering the struggles, ...

Antonio Wiley’s mother, Anita, vanished during a time when her hometown Detroit was wracked by drugs and crime. It took three decades and an extraordinary effort by a missing persons detective to ...

Researchers identify a repeat expansion in the GOLGA8A gene as a major genetic driver for a rare, early-onset form of frontotemporal dementia.

Think back to the first thing you remember: Candles on your birthday cake, the wiry fur of a childhood dog, the smell of your mother’s perfume. Whatever the memory, chances are you were already at ...