A new study suggests that variables linked to socioeconomic status (SES) – such as increased stress and reduced sleep – have ...

Our brains make us who we are. But what makes our brains? Which of the myriad experiences and characteristics that define a ...

A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

Where children live and what their household’s socioeconomic status is leaves a mark on their brains, a new study in Science ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the ...

A study of 2,044 older Japanese adults found that those with lower vitamin C levels in their blood plasma tended to have a ...

Ages 40 to 65 see a period of turmoil in the brain that has previously been overlooked. But identifying problems during this ...

A single brain scan taking a static snapshot of brain tissue volume can forecast future cognitive decline better than ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...