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A team of neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has shown for the first time that electrical stimulation delivered when memory is predicted to fail can improve memory function in the human brain. That same stimulation generally becomes disruptive when electrical pulses arrive during periods of effective memory function.

A surprising new study suggests they are also essential for the heart to beat normally. That could make macrophages prime targets for treating conditions like arrhythmias, in which the heart beats erratically.

Elon Musk has lifted the lid on his new startup, Neuralink, a new endeavor to link the human mind to the power of digital computing and artificial intelligence.

The totally bizarre naked mole rat just got weirder. This hairless social mammal almost never gets cancer and has high levels of a brain-boosting protein that may explain why it lives up to 10 times longer than a regular rat. Now, new research finds that naked mole rats can also live up to 18 minutes without oxygen and suffer no lasting effects.

Strawberry extract can inhibit the spread of laboratory-grown breast cancer cells, even when they are inoculated in female mice to induce tumors, new research shows. However, the scientists do point out that these results from animal testing can not be extrapolated to humans.

Do you feel like your brain is getting sluggish with age? A protein found in umbilical cord blood may help restore its youthful vigor.

The life expectancy of older fish is extended if their gut is colonized with the microorganisms of younger fish.

A new study describes new method to transform immune cells, while inside the body, into leukemia-fighting powerhouses.

Brain games marketed by the billion-dollar brain-training industry don't improve cognition or help prevent age-related brain decline, new research finds.

Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, mirroring the operations of a younger brain, according to a new study by scientists at Wake Forest University.