We should all feel empowered to take steps to keep our brains and bodies healthy, says neuroscientist and novelist Lisa Genova.

The brain in your head and the one in your gut are always exchanging info. But how do they do it? Neuroscientist Diego Bohórquez is trying to find out the answers.

Neuroscientist Madeline Lancaster generates living models of brain from just a few stem cells.

An optogenetic breakthrough, 3D printing hits the big leagues, and a monumental sugar sculpture in this roundup of today’s three need-to-know stories.