New research finds that early life exposure to forever chemicals may increase anxiety-related behaviors and memory deficits in male mice.

Many of the world’s best and brightest STEM researchers have long moved to the US. But now that brain gain is at risk of reversing to become a brain drain, with science funding and visas in chaos.

MIT researchers found that low-quality visual input early in life may contribute to the development of key pathways in the brain’s visual system.

Adriana Smith’s body was kept on life support for 16 weeks so her fetus could gestate. Abortion politics don’t capture the ethical complexities of such situations.

FutureHouse, co-founded by Sam Rodriques PhD ’19, has developed AI agents to automate key steps on the path toward scientific progress.

"If you have an 'aha! moment' while learning something, it almost doubles your memory."

Chronic pain affects millions of people in the US. Targeting an oft-overlooked brain receptor could one day offer relief.

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioural traits that

New research offers a deeper understanding of how the brain balances stability with flexibility.

"We've long monitored workers' physical health, tracking injuries and muscle strain. Now we have the ability to monitor mental strain..."