With a simple standard MRI scan of the brain, it may soon be possible to predict which people with mental illnesses will gain ...

Adults with gum disease may be more likely to have signs of damage to the brain's white matter, called white matter ...

If EKGs can detect potential problems in heart function, then doctors are asking why brain scans can’t be used in the same way, to identify disorders like depression, autism or schizophrenia. Doctors ...

Menopause brings profound shifts not just in hormones but in the very structure of the brain. Scientists have found that gray ...

Our bodies change as we get older, and one undesirable result is that we become more vulnerable to age-related issues. Particularly, old age is characterized by a significant physical and mental ...

We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is anything but wasted time. Far from being passive downtime, it is an ...