The researchers also suggest, based on previous studies, that people with acute and chronic alcohol problems might see ...

Attention has turned to progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disorder. Here's what it is and why it's often mistaken for Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremors and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on new research suggesting that's because ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremor and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. That may be because the disease disrupts communication in a brain ...

Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses ...

The 'silent' X chromosome within female brains may not be so silent after all. A new study has found evidence in both mice and humans that as we age, 'sleeping' X chromosomes can be 'awakened' in ...

Scientists discovered a brain network behind Parkinson's symptoms, leading to 2.5x better treatment results when targeted with precision therapy.

The CATNON trial showed adjuvant Temodar benefits grade 3 glioma patients, with no added benefit from concurrent chemotherapy, reducing potential toxicity. HER3-DXd, an antibody-drug conjugate, ...

Neuroscientists identify a CRF-neuron "switch" in the brain's BNST region that, when activated, allows for significantly faster unlearning of fear responses.

Over the past decades, some lawyers have started using brain imaging scans as evidence during criminal trials, to provide a possible explanation for the criminal behavior of defendants. This was ...

As a gifted science communicator, Grace Huckins — a lecturer in the Civic, Liberal, and Global Education Program at Stanford University and a freelance science writer — recently won The Nine Dots ...