New research published in the American Journal of Psychiatry provides new molecular insights into the role of the habenula, a pea-sized brain region that helps regulate motivation and mood, in ...

A virus that normally infects mice has produced Parkinson’s-like brain damage in rodents without any other intervention. In a ...

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) causes profound and irreversible damage to the brain, often before a diagnosis is even made. Unlike ALS or Parkinson’s, PSP gradually affects balance, eyesight, ...

Sleep and wake: they’re totally distinct states of being that define the boundaries of our daily lives. For years, scientists have measured the difference between these instinctual brain processes by ...

Scientists have discovered that a common type of stroke may have a very different cause than doctors once thought. Instead of fatty plaque clogging arteries, the strongest link was found with enlarged ...

Researchers identify gliocidin, a blood-brain barrier-penetrating prodrug, that targets glioblastoma's unique metabolic vulnerability, offering a promising therapeutic strategy and extended survival ...

For decades, researchers had a theory about how an animal’s brain keeps track of where it is relative to its surroundings without outside cues – like how we know where we are, even with our eyes ...

"Scientists find that small regions of the brain can take micro-naps while the rest of the brain is awake and vice versa." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 07 / 240716165143.htm ...