A new study has investigated sensual alterations in people living with migraine (migraineurs). The paper has highlighted that tactile stimuli may feel more painful for migraineurs, whilst pleasurable sensations are dulled.

Over half of our genomes are made of repeating elements within DNA. Research to date has focused on how these expanded repeats can cause disease, but little attention has been given to their normal functions in genes. A new study reports that repeats in the gene that causes Fragile X Syndrome normally regulate how and when proteins are made in neurons.

How can cognitive neuroscience account for something as complex and overarching as a personality? Researchers at Bar-Ilan University aim to make that process easier with a new model to unify the cortical mechanisms by which our states of mind are determined.

It is possible to improve symptoms in autistic children with a cheap generic drug, a new study shows.

Internet memes are a bit like an inside joke you share with the entire internet.

In this comment piece, Hubly Surgical CEO Casey Grage gives a perspective on her advancing career, which has seen her go from freshman to startup co-founder in just a few years.

Historically, efforts to target the substance P (SP) neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R), for the treatment of pain have failed. These studies had one critical flaw, whilst they were targeting the right receptor, they were focusing on the wrong location.

In this article, we explore how the use of cannabis within UK pharmaceuticals is expected to change, as well as the medicinal benefits offered by cannabis, and cannabinoids.

You’re unwell, you see a doctor, they prescribe you a medicine… and you take it. But how exactly is that drug having an effect? What is its mechanism of action? Drugs exhibit their effects through specific protein–target interactions. Andrew Lynn, Chief Executive Officer at Fluidic Analytics discusses why understanding protein–target interactions is so important.