New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown that diet could influence the risk of both depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms are both a risk ...

This is an important study utilizing innovative CRISPR based approaches demonstrating the role of the KLF family of transcription factors in the post natal maturation of cortical projection neurons.

Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.

A 2015 study found that men who frequently viewed porn had less gray matter in the brain’s area responsible for motivation and decision-making. Heavy consumers of X-rated content were also less ...

The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that physical structure may not be where intelligence and consciousness ...

Gary Lynn Key Sr., 68, of Cowen, W.Va., is charged with attempted murder, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and obstructing an ...

TYLER — Frances Elaine Cowen, 85, passed away on Sun, April 13, 2025, in Tyler, TX. Frances Cowen was born Oct. 4,1939, in El Dorado, AR to Oliver Louis Jones and Eunice McCartney Jones.

If you’ve ever questioned whether a few too many drinks could affect your brain, a new study has some pretty concerning news. Researchers from Brazil have found that drinking just eight or ...

In order to follow a new behavior or retain newly introduced information, the brain’s circuity undergoes change. Such modifications are orchestrated across trillions of synapses — the ...

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An Edith Cowan University (ECU ... inflammation during pregnancy may influence certain pathways in a child's brain programmingin-uteroand contribute to neurodevelopment, cognitive and behaviour ...

As Season 2 premieres, the characters in HBO’s “The Last of Us” have been battling a deadly fungus for 25 years and counting.