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Researchers have developed a novel gene therapy that regulates a sodium ion channel to treat chronic pain.

Infants who nap a lot have smaller vocabularies and poorer cognitive skills – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Researchers provide the first evidence that changes in pupil size during exercise can serve as an indicator for the enhancement of cognitive function associated with the prefrontal cortex resulting from very light exercise.

An international team analyzed the genes expressed in approximately 575,000 individual cells from the brains of people with and without post-traumatic stress and major depressive disorders.

Researchers demonstrated for the first time that there is a significant link between behavioral stress and the effectiveness of vaccines. Acute stress increased antibody responses to the vaccine but reduced antibody breadth, diminishing protection.

A study has found that people who carry a genetic variant linked to Alzheimer’s disease may begin to lose their sense of smell – a possible sign of future memory problems – earlier than those who do not have the variant.

Curiosity supercharges people’s memory for paintings they saw while pretending to be an art thief.

According to research, an injectable light-activated biomaterial can reshape and thicken damaged corneal tissue, promoting healing and recovery.

A distinct class of brain inhibitory neurons may contribute to autism and schizophrenia.

Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the central mechanism behind cognitive decline associated with normal aging.