News

A Rutgers-led team has created better biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and other neurological disorders.

Researchers have used a mixed reality platform to develop an interactive, holographic mapping system of the axonal pathways of the human brain.

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who also have depression are more likely to suffer debilitating symptoms early than people with MS who are not depressed, according to a study.

A new study reveals that some who were diagnosed with autism late in life believed they were “bad people” and highlighted a lack of support available.

Researchers have developed a simple and inexpensive system, a modification of so-called "nowcasting" schemes that analyze weather patterns shortly before they occur, that can predict when lightning will strike to the nearest 10 to 30 minutes, within a 30-kilometer radius.

New research suggests that there is no gender disparity in how children learn and perform math skills.

A new study shows how the stress hormone corticosterone helps to control the brain’s circadian rhythm in rats.

GW Pharmaceuticals plc announces that two of its medicines, EPIDYOLEX (cannabidiol) oral solution and Sativex (nabiximols), have been recommended by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to receive routine reimbursement from NHS England.

If you ever wondered what’s going on in your friends’ brains when they think about you, new research may provide a clue. It turns out that the brain activity patterns found in your friends’ brains when they consider your personality traits may be remarkably similar to what is found in your brain when you think of yourself, the study suggests.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new phenomenon in the brain that could explain the development of early stages of neurodegeneration that is seen in diseases such as ALS, which affects voluntary muscle movement such as walking and talking.