Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified a promising nonpharmaceutical treatment that rejuvenates aging brain cells and clears away the buildup of harmful proteins ...

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has been increasingly applied in poststroke research. The accumulated evidence in this area warrants a comprehensive review systematically investigating ...

Harvard researchers have found evidence in mice and human brains that the element lithium could be key to a healthy brain.

Still, the perennial herb has been used for centuries in Indian Ayurveda traditional medicine, according to the Cleveland ...

For decades, researchers insisted the left brain dominates all aspects of language. But rare cases of "word deafness" and new ...

These five methods integrate physical, psychological, and dietary factors of brain function by providing a whole, low-cost, ...

Since August 3, Spain has been facing its second heat wave of the summer, with temperatures reaching 42°C during the day and nighttime lows above 24°C, especially in the south and ...

School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom ...

University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse University scientists have discovered that a hindbrain-derived peptide, octadecaneuropeptide (ODN), can suppress appetite and improve glucose regulation without ...

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While current treatments for schizophrenia - a mental illness affecting 1% of the world's population - can reduce certain symptoms, they have little effect on the cognitive deficits affecting the ...

Using data from the T2T reference, scientists linked two new genes to changes in brain size and synapse signaling.