What did the very first complex vertebrate brain look like? To find out, scientists turned to an unlikely time traveler: the ...

A new study constructs the first 3D single-cell brain atlas of the lamprey, uncovering the 450-million-year-old molecular ...

The study found that elevated levels of the lipid LPA trigger a cascade of neuroinflammatory events that can lead to pain on ...

For decades, neuroscientists have known that specific regions in the brain's left hemisphere are responsible for processing language. However, a new study by MIT researchers shows that language ...

A new study reveals experimental drug XL20 crosses the blood-brain barrier to stop toxic TDP-43 clumping in ALS.

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a technique to noninvasively visualize the brain's waste-removal system in unprecedented detail. This new imaging approach allows researchers to ...

The parents of a 2-year-old girl in Texas are suing to stop brain death testing at Texas Children’s Hospital. They want more time for their daughter to recover after a drowning incident.

Scientists have discovered something remarkable about the brain – and it might explain our most vivid memories.

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Veteran neurosurgeon Dr Amitabha Chanda warned that patients are delaying life-saving care by blaming brain tumour symptoms ...

A large Japanese study finds low vitamin C tied to less brain gray matter and weaker memory networks in older adults.

Meet the World Changing Ideas pushing the health industry into new frontiers. With the host of challenges facing the ...