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Neurology Research
Locked inside their minds, thousands await a cure. Neuroscientist Daniel Toker is racing to find it.
“The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.”
The sober reality behind the effectiveness of two new drugs touted as Alzheimer's breakthroughs: lecanemab and donanemab.
The study is a solid step toward developing gene therapies against neurodevelopmental disorders.
Stem cells from a fetus can live within the mother for decades — and help her heal.
Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.
“I think it has a real chance to reverse motor symptoms, essentially replacing a missing part.”
The brain implant lets her talk four times faster than the previous record.
Grief never ends. There is no closure, but there are things we can do to mitigate the feeling of loss.
Who — or what — really controls your mind?
If a court needs to know if two trademarks look too similar to each other, perhaps the jury should be given a brain scan.
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs.
People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease.
"Jumping genes" exist in various forms, including as remnants of ancient retroviruses, and make up about 45% of the human genome.
How could we fight Alzheimer's with the body's own immunity?
The cannabis plant produces both THC – the psychoactive component in marijuana – and the compound commonly known as CBD, which does not lead to a "high."
Giving speech to the speechless.
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Jimena Canales shares the “demons” that shaped computer science.
Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.
It might be good for your memory.
Data from NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos suggest that long durations in space cause changes in the brain, some of which are linked to vision problems.
Thanks to genetic clues, scientists discovered that an old stroke therapy that had abandoned for decades might just work.
Shoving platelet-rich plasma up your nose might restore your sense of smell after COVID. But whether it actually works still needs to be sniffed out.
Do the health risks outweigh the benefits?