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A study has found humpback whales can learn incredibly complex songs from whales from other regions.

Drawing tasks could improve classification of Alzheimer's disease during screening, enabling earlier diagnosis.

Even before carbohydrates reach the bloodstream, the very sight and smell of a meal trigger the release of insulin. For the first time, researchers have shown that this insulin release depends on a short-term inflammatory response that takes place in these circumstances.

After a career spent probing the mysteries of the universe, a Janelia Research Campus senior scientist is now exploring the mysteries of the human brain and developing new insights into the connections between brain cells.

New research shows that maternal exposure to stress during pregnancy could have long-term detrimental effects on their children’s diets and health conditions related to diet – such as increased levels of obesity and obesity-related diseases.

Stress boosts a kind of sleep in mice that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible.

Researchers have discovered that an existing cancer drug could have potential as a treatment for muscular dystrophy.

A group of researchers has developed an entirely novel approach to treating eating disorders that targets a group of nerve cells in th hypothalamus.

An international team of scientists found that sociality is not linked to intestinal nematode infection in Asian elephants. The researchers looked at loneliness and characteristics of the elephants’ social groups and found no differences in infection levels.

How does our brain make decisions? A new study proposes a novel approach to understanding how our prefrontal cortex makes decisions.