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A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new study.

Researchers have discovered in a preclinical model that cytokines, proteins that control immune response, circulating in maternal blood during pregnancy may mitigate an offspring’s risk for psychiatric conditions. The findings are surprising because ci…

Research shows that a certain kind of visual illusion, neon color spreading, works on mice. The study is also the first to combine the use of two investigative techniques called electrophysiology and optogenetics to study this illusion. Results from ex…

Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibers without damaging them. The researchers combined flexible electronics and soft robotics techniques to develop the devices, which could be used for the diagnos…

A brain circuit inhibits food intake during nausea.

New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain health.

Researchers have developed a new tool to better understand how chemicals like dopamine and epinephrine interact with neurons.

Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques, researchers have shed new light on the underlying mechanisms driving Alzheimer’s disease.

Even subtle differences in the wording of social media messages may be enough to sway young people’s beliefs about depression and anxiety and their treatment.

Bursts of brain rhythms with ‘beta’ frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex process sensory information and plan responses. Studying these bursts would improve understanding of cognition and clinical disorders, researchers argue in a n…