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New research in zebrafish has allowed experts to uncover how some animals regulate their ability to see blue light.

Researchers whose work linked air pollution to a greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease and faster cognitive decline are seeing signs that cleaner air can make a difference in brain health.

A well-known gene that increases Alzheimer’s risk, called APOE4, has been linked with better visual working memory in older adults.

A team of scientists has reconstituted the circadian clock of cyanobacteria in a test tube, enabling them to study rhythmic interactions of the clock proteins and understand how these interactions enable the clock to exert control over gene expression.

Researchers have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice and improves their heart function without changes in food intake or daily activity.

A new study has shown a link between an individual’s sense of purpose and their ability to recall vivid details.

Researchers have found that variability between brain cells might speed up learning and improve the performance of the brain and future AI.

Virginia Tech scientists have improved upon a key method to map the zebrafish brain -- an advance that could improve understanding of how the human brain functions.

Researchers have discovered that intelligent birds have unique welfare needs in captivity. These findings may apply to other brainy captive creatures including great apes, elephants and whales.

Episodes of maternal stress or depression during pregnancy are associated with chemical modifications to placental genes, according to a study by researchers from the National Institutes of Health. The modifications involve DNA methylation — binding of compounds known as methyl groups to DNA — which can alter a gene’s activity.