The likelihood of developing dementia later in life may be predicted by the speed at which people walk, while grip strength may predict stroke.

Fruit flies consume alcohol to kill off parasites.

Input lines are open for the National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders.

Radiation in Fukushima Prefecture is reducing bird populations less than 1 year since the nuclear disaster.

Scientists use Google Earth to fact check official reports of fish farming in the Mediterranean.

Deterioration of long-lived proteins on the surface of neuronal nuclei in the brain could lead to age-related defects in nervous function.

Hormones in the brain control sex-specific behaviors by activating individual genetic programs.

By recording nerve impulses in sound-processing regions of the brain, researchers can recreate the words people think.

In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.