When you sit too much, your brain function is compromised because there is less blood flow, which decreases the amount of oxygen that reaches the brain.

Johns Hopkins researchers are building a high-speed imaging system to capture brain signals 50 times faster than current tools—revealing the "hidden" neural processes that drive neurological disorders ...

New research uncovers how the brain, immune system, and nervous system contribute to heart attack damage, revealing three nodes that could be targeted with new therapeutics.

Siglec-15 has traditionally been understood as an immune checkpoint molecule, primarily located on the cell membrane where it suppresses T-cell function. However, the new research revealed that in SHH ...

Researchers led by Min Zhang and Dabao Zhang of the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have created the most detailed maps to date showing how genes ...

From helping people cope with age-related disorders to altering our perception of physical pain, music's impact on our bodies can ring loud.

Although there is a growing understanding that the brain and body are fundamentally interconnected, physical and mental ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a problem of a single patch of brain tissue that controls movement. New ...

Neuroscientists are converging on a detailed picture of how the human brain carves continuous speech into words, drawing on ...

Researchers discover how much inner-ear damage it takes to affect balance, showing why small declines can trigger major symptoms.

The surgery involves harvesting skin, blood vessels, nerves and sometimes bone from a brain-dead donor and transplanting them to a recipient. Donor matching, lifelong follow-up are key challenges.

Devices which help track, analyze, and improve fitness and sporting performance have been emerging for several decades, first with simple devices like step-counting Fitbits and more recently with apps ...