If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

Degradable pacemakers and artificial neurons showcase how flexible, tissue-compatible electronics are revolutionising medicine. But translating these materials from lab bench to clinic requires solvin ...

After a newborn died of opioid poisoning, a new branch of pediatrics came into being. But the evidence doesn’t add up.

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Sleep, it turns out, is not a luxury reserved for animals with big brains and busy calendars. New research shows that ...

In 2026, The Brain Song reviews have sparked serious discussion across neuroscience and cognitive-health circles. At the center of the debate is a simple but disruptive question: can targeted sound ...

To navigate, the brain must convert changing sensations into a map-like sense of the world, which remains stable as the body moves. A new study finds that the fly brain sometimes performs the ...

The light-sensitive tissue of birds’ eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood vessels – instead, it powers itself with a ...

During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry signals within it and to the rest of the body. Growing axons "wire up" the brain ...

How do electrical signals become "about" something? Through purely physical processes, neural networks transform activity ...

Navigating the world is no mean feat, especially when the world pushes back. For instance, airflow hitting a fly on its right side can, after a turn, become a headwind. To stay on course, the fly's ...