Maintaining positive, warm and trusting friendships might be the key to a slower decline in memory and cognitive functioning, according...

Gentle sound stimulation -- such as the rush of a waterfall -- synchronized to the rhythm of brain waves significantly...

A new Northwestern Medicine study found evidence suggesting how neural dysfunction in a certain region of the brain can lead...

Northwestern Medicine scientists showed for the first time that non-invasive brain stimulation can be used like a scalpel, rather than...

Soon you can seek mental health advice on your smartphone as quickly as finding a good restaurant. A novel suite...

Preterm babies perform as well as their full-term counterparts in a developmental task linking language and cognition, a new study...

The violence that women in disadvantaged neighborhoods experience and witness can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and full...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered for the first time that the rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human...

Many people have speculated on the evolutionary functions of the human orgasm, but the underlying mechanisms have remained mysterious. In...

Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the "placebo effect" in pain relief,...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new pathway in the brain that can be manipulated to alleviate depression. The pathway...

Pregnant women with bipolar disorder and their families and physicians should be aware of a significantly higher risk for developing...

Our beliefs about how farm animals are raised can shape our meat-eating experience, according to a new study led by...

African-American women with lower socio-economic status have an increased risk of depressive disorders, yet they rarely seek out antidepressants or...

Two Northwestern University neuroscientists have identified the neurochemical signal likely missing in Parkinson's disease by being the first to discover...