New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence ...

According to a new study, a recently uncovered axis connecting muscles and the pituitary gland could play an unexpected role ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

Hundreds of cubes of human brain tissue help scientists to chart the energy-making capabilities of various brain regions.

Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

“We want people to gain muscle and lose body fat — that’s the way to have optimal brain health.” You can measure your waistline yourself — without sucking in your tummy, wrap a tape ...

Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics have discovered ...