Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity. Researchers found distinct electrical firing patterns that could identify ...

A growing body of research shows singing and music build vocabulary and sharpen early reading skills. Yet access to music in early childhood is uneven. Nonprofits are embedding free music classes in ...

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It was personal when Pat Schultz enrolled her German shepherd-poodle mix in the Dog Aging Project. Her husband was suffering from Alzheimer's at the time, and the project her dog was participating in ...

DFA US Micro Cap ETF DFMC, Dimensional’s first exchange-traded share class of an existing mutual fund, began trading today, March 20, 2026. It marks the first time an actively managed ETF share class ...

Put “Alien” on standby — because science may be inching a tiny step closer to real-life cryosleep. In a breakthrough that sounds ripped straight from a Ridley Scott flick, researchers in Germany have ...

As we age, it’s not uncommon for the brain to change in ways that can negatively impact our cognition. SuperAgers are adults ages 80 and older who tend to retain their brain health and cognition. A ...

The first alarm can feel like a small act of cruelty. It goes off while your brain is still deep in night mode, and the school day demands you switch on anyway. For many teenagers, that mismatch is ...