Blame your brain (and not your eyes) for the way you see the dress. — -- Everybody, chill. There's a scientific explanation for why #TheDress looks black and blue to some people and white and ...

Black children living in poverty face increased instances of stress and trauma that can alter their brain development, a new study found. The study was published this week by the American Journal ...

Black children on average undergo more family conflict, material hardship and traumatic events than white children, resulting in differences in gray matter volume in key brain regions and ...

Your Brain Is Glowing, and Scientists Can’t Figure Out Why Researchers have measured the brain’s faint glow for the first time, hinting at a potential role of “biophotons” in cognition ...

Scientists know that Black people are at a greater risk for health problems like heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease than white people. A growing body of research shows that racism ...

Racial disparities can affect brain development in Black children, new study finds. ... According to data compiled from 1,786 Black and 7,350 white participants ages 9 to 10, ...

The United States is in the midst of a racial reckoning. The COVID-19 pandemic, which took a particularly heavy toll on Black communities, turned a harsh spotlight on long-standing health disparities.

Researchers at Harvard University examined MRI scans of 7,350 white and 1,786 Black children ages 9 and 10. The data in the study was collected by the National Institutes of Health in 2019.