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A compound commonly found in pickled capers has been shown to activate proteins required for normal human brain and heart activity, and may even lead to future therapies for the treatment of epilepsy and abnormal heart rhythms.

A cost-benefit analysis study has determined that esketamine, a nasal spray used to treat severe depression, is currently too expensive for widespread use.

The first extensive review of COVID-19's effects on all affected organs outside the lungs has been published in Nature Medicine, by researchers from Columbia University.

In a new study, scientists make some interesting discoveries surrounding a little-studied liver protein. Their findings suggest that it might be responsible for the neurological benefits associated with exercise in the aging brain.

New research has identified the specific brain cells that control how much sugar you eat and how much you crave sweet tasting food.

Whether you decided to engage in social distancing in the early stages of COVID-19 depended on how much information your working memory could hold.

Researchers have studied the collective swimming of ayu fish to quantify their degree of group cohesion using information theory, which may help researchers better understand the origin of emergent dynamics.

Researchers have identified how specific brain cells interacting during development could be related to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including some that occur later in life.

A trial of an experimental drug for a rare, inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has shown promise in an early-stage trial.

After a traumatic brain injury, why do some people quickly regain their skills while others face long-lasting setbacks? Researchers have been trying to answer this question by understanding which parts of the brain are used to process sensory information and remember different skills.