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Children who underwent fetal surgery to repair spina bifida are more likely to walk independently and have fewer follow-up surgeries, compared to those who had traditional corrective surgery after birth, according to researchers.

Researchers studying opioid addiction in rats noted that their neural network modulating pain transmission was affected. When the function of this network was normalized, rats’ opioid consumption declined, pointing to possible therapeutic targets for humans.

Living less than 50 metres from a major road is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and MS, according to a new study.

Stanford scientists have completed the first global census of diverse proteins sprouting tree-like from the outer membrane of a cell. These cell surface proteins govern how cells interact with one another and how they assemble into tissues and organs such as hearts and brains.

By mapping neural activity in response to watching horror movies, researchers have uncovered how scary movies manipulate brain activity in humans.

A new study analyzing the data of Maple Syrup Urine Disease patients suggests there is a critical unmet need for safer and more effective disease-modifying interventions, including gene replacement or editing therapies.

An international team of scientists report in the journal Genome Biology results from a pilot project, co-led by Robert Waterhouse, Group Leader at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and University of Lausanne, to kick-start the global sequencing initiative of thousands of arthropods.

Researchers have uncovered how adrenaline regulates a key class of membrane proteins that are responsible for initiating the contraction of heart cells in the fight-or-flight response.

According to new research tracking Loggerhead turtles with chemical signatures, the creatures feed in the same places year after year – meaning key locations should be protected, researchers say.

A study of the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca describes how affective states are mapped in the brain.