New research showed that the internal circadian clock is influenced not by the brain only, as previously thought, but by the liver as well. Collaboration between scientists from the University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience in Australia and Université Paris Cité/CNRS in France has discovered that by transplanting human liver cells in mice, the circadian…

Doctors have saved a baby’s life in utero with an aggressive, life-threatening brain malformation that could have led to heart failure, severe brain injury, or death after birth. Two months on, the baby’s parents are looking back at their daughter’s extraordinary story. Filmmaker and photographer Derek Coleman, 39, and his wife, human resources professional Kenyatta…

A little girl from Northern Ireland who was born with a potentially deadly brain condition that made her head swell like an “alien” has overcome it and is thriving now. Myah Morgan-Laverty was diagnosed with hydrocephalus—which is caused by an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles (cavities) deep within the brain—when her mother,…

Many young people are on the Give-Up Track these days. What has gutted them? Before you blame the pandemic and social media, consider the role of unrealistic expectations. High expectations become unrealistic when a young person is told that they’re “awesome” after a weak performance. Low expectations are unrealistic when mental health disorders are blamed…

WASHINGTON—The relationship between the human mind and body has been a subject that has challenged great thinkers for millennia, including the philosophers Aristotle and Descartes. The answer, however, appears to reside in the very structure of the brain. Researchers said on Wednesday they have discovered that parts of the brain region called the motor cortex…

Is social media pushing our young towards screen addiction? Why does a former Facebook exec block his children from using social media? Why is Apple’s chief exec the same? Is it due to the chemical changes that happen in the brain when one is using these apps – that unnervingly resemble drug addiction? These days,…

Is social media pushing our young towards screen addiction? Why does a former Facebook exec block his children from using social media? Why is Apple’s chief exec the same? Is it due to the chemical changes that happen in the brain when one is using these apps – that unnervingly resemble drug addiction? These days,…

Health is key to success in the world. But sadly, most of us are not getting the right health information to live our best lives—to really thrive, to think with precision, to feel energized as we face the world each day, and to be free of illness. Health used to be what the field of…

With today’s 24-hour-per-day availability of activity, the demands of work and school extended by remote access, and the ever-colorful allure of nightlife, many end up burning the midnight oil on a regular basis. Studies have found that regularly staying up late can damage the brain and cause symptoms such as memory loss. How can we…

Health is key to success in the world. But sadly, most of us are not getting the right health information to live our best lives—to really thrive, to think with precision, to feel energized as we face the world each day, and to be free of illness. Health used to be what the field of…