UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism ...

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that can last months or years, according to new University of Colorado Boulder ...

SAN DIEGO, Jan 28: Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have discovered a neural pathway linking the ...

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

The brain and vagus nerve play a key role in exacerbating tissue damage after a heart attack, but there are ways to block it.

A newly identified lymphatic drainage pathway along the middle meningeal artery reveals how the human brain clears waste. How does the brain clear away waste? This task is handled by the brain’s ...

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a brain waste- "clean-up" system is influenced by ...

In a groundbreaking study, a New York University Langone research team believes they have honed in on the brain pathways of a genetically determined repetitive motor behavior that is linked to autism.

Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms. Meth ...

Daily routines change, and many older adults find that learning new processes becomes more difficult over time. Slower ...