Rachael Seidler receives funding from NASA. Tianyi Wang received funding from NASA. The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA plans longer space missions, ...

Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...

An update on a decades-long investigation has suggested that brain training can lower the risk of dementia. The Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, which ...

The effects of long COVID rage on. Over 20 million Americans are believed to have the debilitating post-infection condition, suffering symptoms such as severe fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain, ...

If you have a science loving kid or want to help your child learn about various science-based subjects, use these science ...

DMT clinical trials are producing rapid, sustained depression relief in as little as twenty minutes — and forcing researchers ...

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research. Surprisingly, it wasn’t memory or problem-solving tasks that ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades. Experts say the findings are the strongest evidence yet that cognitive ...

Scientists have new insight into why we have trouble focusing after a bad night of sleep. Attention lapses when we’re sleep-deprived result from our brain’s efforts to clean itself up, a process that ...

People who spent about two hours a week pinpointing flashing objects on a computer screen dramatically lowered their risk of dementia — including Alzheimer’s — 20 years later. The findings, published ...

If you've ever considered practicing meditation, you might believe you should relax, breathe, and empty your mind of distracting thoughts. Novices tend to think of meditation as the brain at rest, but ...