A pathophysiologic phenomenon, the vomiting reflex is initiated by the activation of the vomiting center, a nucleus of neurons located in the medulla oblongata ... a true blood-brain barrier ...

Researchers identified two brain networks involved in word retrieval -- the cognitive process of accessing words we need to speak. A semantic network processes meaning in middle/inferior frontal gyri, ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

A French startup named Robeauté has just raised about $29 million to develop a truly groundbreaking neurosurgical microrobot. Imagine a device no bigger than a grain of rice that can carefully ...

BRAIN PAIN — Confusion over whether health research contracts will be retained amid President Donald Trump’s push to cut billions of dollars from health agency budgets has led some researchers ...

SNHU offers educational pathways in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to help our students get the skills they need to become successful. The School of Engineering, Technology, ...

While New Delhi fixates on vengeance, analysts argue its actions stem less from strategic necessity than from reckless political theatre and a calculated deflection of blame. None of this comes as ...

It can also lead to lasting lesions caused by scar tissue, which interferes with messages in the affected areas of the brain and spinal cord. There’s no cure for MS, but it’s possible to ...

A diet low in fat and fiber, taken in small, frequent meals, has been advocated, although different diets have not been rigorously compared in patients with gastroparesis. Nutrient liquids might ...

These regions include the motor strip of the cerebral cortex, as well as areas of the brain stem. The facial nerves exit from the brain stem on each side and divide into branches that control ...