Futurity

New findings raise concerns about potential misdiagnosis, inappropriate treatment, and errors in psychiatric research.

Researchers investigated the brain activity of younger and older people while they interacted—and the results are surprising.

New findings could have implications for developing treatments and therapies designed to target age-related inflammation.

New findings could change how scientists think about DNA organization, transcription, and genome function.

"In many cases, these devices are better suited to tracking trends over time, rather than as precise laboratory measurements."

An expert shares guidance to help owners better understand changes in their pets' behavior and learn how to care for animals living with dementia.

"Our goal is to both extend the survival of our brain tumor patients and improve the quality of their lives."

A new paper gets to the heart of an enduring question: are you your brain or your body?

What is nostalgia? Why is it so pervasive? Why is it such an integral part of our humanity? Three academics weigh in.

"...the nature of the design means that it does not need to be reset between jumps. It resets itself."

"It was shocking to us to discover how common it was for schools to be located near toxic sites and industrial pollution."

Researchers may have solved the mystery of why bats can carry viruses while rarely becoming seriously ill themselves.

An expert breaks down how increased wildfire smoke from climate change affects spending, productivity, and health care costs.

Researchers have been developing a minimally invasive method to improve kidney disease diagnosis in earlier stages.

"This study gives us an early indication that female biological systems respond differently to the unique conditions associated with space travel."

New findings add to a growing understanding of memory as something that can change as you use it.

New findings suggest that food insecurity in later adulthood may be particularly important to cognitive health

Phytoene, a colorless precursor of lycopene, may contribute to tomatoes' protective effects against a form of chronic fatty liver disease.

A new electronic skin could someday be used to help amputees gain feeling in their prosthetics.