All animals, including humans, experience stress. Not the type where you worry about paying bills, but metabolic ...

New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising molecular chain reaction in the brain that may play a role in some forms of autism.

When a cocaine addict relapses, it isn’t a matter of personal failure — it’s the biological result of their brain’s rewiring, ...

Growing neurons rely on chemical cues to find their targets, but new research shows that the brain’s physical properties help ...

Florida Atlantic University has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how an immune-related receptor in neurons plays a fundamental role in brain function ...

Researchers will explore how the immune receptor IL-1R1 in neurons affects brain function and behavior. Beyond its role in ...

Oxytocin, a hormone renowned for fostering emotional, also plays a pivotal role in cognitive functions such as learning and memory.

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

Researchers identify prochlorperazine as a potential new treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy by restoring the KCC2 chloride ...

A new study shows how dysfunctional packaging of the neurotransmitter dopamine triggers toxic processes in neurons—and how ...