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A new study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain – nerve endings that invade intervertebral discs.

A new Cedars-Sinai study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain. Cedars-Sinai investigators point the way to an answer—and possibly a step toward targeted treatment.

A group of 139 genes commonly expressed in primate brains – which underwent evolutionary divergence only in human brains – may be the source of our unique cognitive abilities according to a study led by the University of Toronto.

The high fat content of your morning croissant could be impairing your response to everyday stress, reports a new study.

Scientists have identified abnormal aggregates of a protein called TAF15 in the brains of individuals with early-onset dementia, known as frontotemporal dementia, where the cause was not previously known.

Researchers show that, on a population scale, the frequency of disorders such as depression, constipation, and urinary tract infections is associated with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis five years later.

Most people with schizophrenia have extensive impairment of memory, including prospective memory, which is the ability to remember to perform future activities.

A community-led study has revealed a trove of genomic data for over 100 cultivars of “magic” mushrooms. The research details how domestication has reduced the genetic diversity of the mushroom.

The simple activity of walking through a room jumpstarts the neurons in the human brain. Researchers have long thought that spike rates are connected to behaviour and memory.

Recent advances allow imaging of neurons inside freely moving animals. Now, an advanced AI method has been developed to track those neurons inside moving and deforming animals.