For many people, grit—the perseverance and passion for long-term goals— is a virtue. It is also a key ingredient in ...

We each have more than 400 types of olfactory receptors. This specificity helps explain why odors can trigger such precise ...

For instance, the somatic nervous system lets you control muscles and perceive touch, taste, smell ... brain health is just [take] a simple multivitamin," Nelson says. Nervous system and stress ...

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Gastrointestinal system: Stress can alter the gut-brain axis, causing symptoms such as acid reflux, indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and appetite disturbances. However, severe stress ...

Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...

A dad who died from an aggressive brain tumour had been suffering from a bizarre symptom before he was diagnosed. Barry Fair, ...