The brain’s hidden glow: How subtle light may reveal cognitive activity
Our brains emit a faint light, invisible to the naked eye, but measurable with sensitive equipment. Recent research suggests that this subtle glow fluctuates...
Female gorillas rout male counterparts, challenging assumptions about primate hierarchies
Despite being roughly half the size of their male counterparts, female gorillas can, and frequently do, dominate males in contests over status and resources,...
Secrets of the super-ager brain: How some minds defy age
After 25 years of meticulous research, scientists at Northwestern University in the United States have uncovered why certain adults can live into their 80s...
Gut bacteria and sleep: unraveling the hidden connection
New research from China suggests that the microbes in your gut could be influencing whether you sleep well—or at all. Remarkably, the reverse also...
Feline dementia mirrors human alzheimer’s, study suggests
Cats showing dementia-like symptoms in later life display changes in their brains strikingly similar to those seen in humans with Alzheimer’s, a new study...