With the help of advanced CT imaging, researchers from the Netherlands found that smokers and individuals with diabetes may face an increased risk of developing calcifications in the hippocampus, the region of the brain responsible for memory.

More than 20 U.S. consulate workers in Guangzhou, China, were recently evacuated after experiencing unexplained health issues caused by a suspected "auditory attack." They are currently undergoing medical screening for treatment, according to the Associated Press.

A group of researchers from the University of Missouri may have discovered two tests that could guide physicians to better treat regions of the brain responsible for communication and language.

A new imaging technique may assist researchers in understanding how the brain moves at rest and upon impact in real time, according to a news release published May 29 from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Researchers from the Guerbet Group and the University of Münster in Germany recently found that 75 percent of the total gadolinium found in the cerebellum of rats after the injection period of the linear contrast agent gadodiamide was still retained after one year.

The brain activity of individuals questioning gender identity may resemble those of their desired gender, according to an article published May 22 by The Telegraph.  

Socioeconomic status will undoubtedly affect an adult mentally and emotionally. However, researchers have discovered that it may change an adult's brain structure and function, according to research published May 14 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  

Contrary to popular belief, a study carried out by researchers from the University of Miami, the University of California Davis, Columbia University and the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke may suggest that depression doesn't significantly affect one's memory and cognition.