Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects around 1% of the world's population. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have identified a deficit in contrast perception in people with ...

Alan Carr said that a 'spike' was put into his eye to relieve pressure and shared his worries about losing a sight ...

Shame fuels isolation for those with BFRBs. Learn how it impacts recovery and discover strategies for breaking the cycle, ...

The Christian misfits did not lead comfortable lives. For this reason, among others, they tended to make others uncomfortable ...

Those people have yet to be identified ... Several requests for comment from contacts within the Capuchin Franciscans of the Stigmata Province were not returned by deadline.

Evidence for the positive effects of intermittent fasting continues to mount: a new study shows that for people with obesity, it can lead to additional weight loss, as well as improved regulation for ...

People with dementia, especially those in the later stages, can often spend a lot of time sleeping. This can sometimes be worrying for carers, friends and family. Find out why a person with dementia ...

Many people with disabilities still face barriers to access healthcare, education, jobs, leisure, and to participate in political life. Almost half of the EU population think that discrimination based ...