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Not many researchers get the chance to float, weightless, 32,000 feet above the Earth. But with an eye toward what real astronauts might experience in future space travel, a few scientists recently took to the skies to do brain research in zero gravity.

A new study suggests that coffee consumption may be associated with a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Earlier studies have shown that coffee consumption may protect against the development of Parkinson's disease in people who have no genetic risk factors for the disease.

Researchers at Yale and elsewhere previously identified a host of genetic risk factors that help explain why some veterans are especially susceptible to the debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

For the first time, data from a study with patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 suggest that the disease might deteriorate men’s testosterone levels.

Stroke patients who get professional rehabilitation training in their homes through live video consultations may recover their motor skills better than those who do their rehab in person with a therapist at an outpatient rehabilitation facility. In this study, researchers used a test that measures the recovery of motor skills in the arms and legs after stroke.

Intelligent algorithms are used to create paintings, write poems, and compose music. According to a new study, whether people perceive artificial intelligence (AI) as the ingenious creator of art or simply another tool used by artists depends on how information about AI art is presented.

Experts who study animal pheromones have traced the evolutionary origins of genes that allow mice, rats and other rodents to communicate through smell. The discovery is a clear example of how new genes can evolve through the random chance of molecular tinkering and may make identifying new pheromones easier in future studies.

In a new study, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan report that a part of the mouse brain called the SuM is specialized for detecting new experiences.

Scientists have discovered a bacterial species linked to post-infectious hydrocephalus, the most common cause of pediatric hydrocephalus worldwide.

A team of scientists has revealed a mechanism by which glioblastoma multiforme develops radioresistance.