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Once the cells are compromised, blood toxins can trespass into the brain and damage critical connections, USC researchers say.

For decades many people have claimed meditation can change how we behave towards others and make us more compassionate. New research suggests meditation's role in making individuals better people is limited.

A fear of dying plays a role in people buying bottled water, even though they know it may not be good for them or the planet, a study has found. The study suggests that most bottled-water advertising campaigns target a deep psychological vulnerability in humans, compelling them to buy and consume particular products. Bottled water ads specifically trigger our most subconscious fear.

By connecting the regulatory dots between known bipolar-linked genes and proteins researchers have expanded our understanding of the biology of bipolar and, revealed a potential drug target.

Stamp bags are small wax packets that contain mixtures of illicit drugs, most commonly heroin, packaged for sale and sometimes stamped with a graphical logo by drug dealers to market their contents. Analysis shows huge rise in fentanyl content.

Researchers demonstrate the addition of widely available antioxidants to the current standard-of-care prevents vision loss in an animal model of a rare genetic disease.

A new study shows that low levels of alcohol consumption tamp down inflammation and helps the brain clear away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers have for the first time identified the molecular machinery responsible for the secretion of dopamine in the brain.

A team of sleep scientists demonstrate that acute sleep loss impacts working memory differently in women and men.

Neuroscientists have found, in mice, that certain cells in the hippocampus fire when the animal is anxious, triggering anxiety-related behaviors