With attention spans shortening and information overload growing, e-commerce pros who harness the power of visual ...

Designers Florentin Glémarec and Kévin Nompeix called the collection “S4LEM,” a reference to the Massachusetts witch trials, ...

Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and the most ...

Our brains help deceive us. Thanks to “selective memory,” humans have a tendency to forget negative events from the past and reinforce positive memories. It’s one reason why our feelings and ...

Our brains work best when our homes are at a specific temperature; too hot or too cold and we are more likely to experience cognitive difficulties, according to a recent study. Scientists at the ...

Adjusting the thermostat could make a difference in how well brains work for the elderly. In a yearlong study published in the Journal of Gerontology, researchers at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus ...

By embedding threads containing electrodes within the human brain, the company’s device allows paralyzed patients to engage with digital devices through their thoughts. Arbaugh, for example ...

Surveillance isn’t just changing our behaviour – it’s altering how our brains process information, operating largely outside our awareness. Our research shows that simply knowing we are ...

Your brain has a lot of work to do, constantly balancing tasks while conserving energy. If you understand how the human brain decides what to pay attention to—and what to ignore—your public ...

In 2012, Deborah Cory-Slechta at the University of Rochester, New York, received a “bucket of brains”. A colleague had been studying how air pollution around the university harms the hearts ...

Like any pleasurable activity, such as eating cake, gambling can send a jolt through the reward pathways in our brains. “It's the most addictive form of operant conditioning, because the more ...