Every first-year organic chemistry student learns early on about the inductive effect, which describes how certain atoms’ ...

A new study has revealed that a core idea taught in chemistry classrooms around the world may be wrong. Dr. Edwin Johnson, Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, co-authored the paper published in ...

Many cigarette smokers have tried to quit without success. Now, noninvasive brain stimulation is giving people hope.

Tiny micro- and nanoplastic fragments seem to be turning up everywhere, including one of the most well-protected parts of the human body—the brain. In a recent study conducted by Chinese researchers, ...

Coca produces potent alkaloids that directly interfere with the brain’s reward system, particularly by blocking dopamine reuptake and amplifying signals of pleasure. This creates an intense feedback ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The University of South Carolina gave a first look Monday at its new world-class MRI scanner that will be located at the university’s new Brain Health Center. The TS 7-Tesla MRI ...

But a new neuroscience study suggests maybe you should. The new brain imaging study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that experienced birders had hallmarks of brains younger than their ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Scrolling on TikTok can feel like falling down a rabbit hole, and specialists say there’s a reason for that. An informal survey of local users reveals how the app affects ...

The term “brain tumor” carries a particularly scary connotation. And if you’re a fan of TV medical dramas, you may think they’re quite common. However, less than 1% of Americans are living with a ...

Charlie Meza, whose mother, Taylor, documented her life with brain cancer, died at age 9 on Feb. 14 Charlie was diagnosed with medulloblastoma in 2020 when she was just 3 years old “She is free,” ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict ...