Our team at the UK Dementia Research Institute’s Biomarker Factory at UCL are part of the global effort working to develop ...

In Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, a protein called tau can pile up inside brain cells and form toxic clumps. Those ...

On Oct. 25, 2023, a 40-year-old man named Robert Card opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a bowling alley and nearby ...

Luo Qingming's brain space information research team maps 3D structure of mouse brain regions in Stereotactic Atlas. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Scientists have created the most detailed 3D ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Virtually every aspect of your health can be traced back to your microbiome. But some tests are better than others.

The first node sits in the peripheral nervous system. Sensory neurons in the vagus nerve detect damage in the heart and send signals upward. The researchers focused on a subset of vagal sensory ...

Creativity is more than just a spark. New brain scan studies reveal the complicated interplay between multiple brain systems.

Background: 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2 DS) confers a high risk to dopamine-related disorders such as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. These disorders have recently been associated with ...

For the first time, a study shows an online assessment can provide a scientific measure of acetylcholine – a key brain chemical, which declines progressively with cognitive aging and even more quickly ...

Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders. By Carl Zimmer Last year, Ardem Patapoutian got a ...