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A new study proves that a damaged peripheral nervous system is capable of repairing itself - when healthy cells are recruited there from the central nervous system. The finding has implications for the future treatment of debilitating and life-threatening nervous system disorders affecting children, such as muscular dystrophy and Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

In a new study, researchers induced jet lag in a fruit fly model of Huntington disease and found that jet lag protected the flies' neurons. The team then identified and tested a circadian clock-controlled gene that, when knocked down, also protected the brain from the disease.

Contrary to prior belief, the white blood cells enter the spleen primarily via vessels in the red pulp. The research results change thoroughly our perception of the spleen producing antibodies vital for the human body.

Scientists have created a three-dimensional cage from both protein and DNA building blocks through the use of covalent protein-DNA conjugates.

A unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice provides an opportunity to watch activity of the entire brain surface in real time.

You can grasp a hand. You can also grasp a concept. One is literal. One is metaphorical. Our brains know the difference, but would we be able to understand the latter without the former? A study has looked at when, exactly, different regions of the brain are activated in metaphor comprehension and what that tells us about the way we understand language.

The reason that humans shifted away from hunting and gathering to agriculture - a much more labor-intensive process - has always been a riddle. Now we may be closer to understanding the reasons.

New research from Rice University indicates that mindless switching between digital devices is associated with increased susceptibility to food temptations and lack of self-control, which may result in weight gain.

Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function – according to new research. Scientists studied the brain function of children aged between four months and four years in rural India. They found that children from lower-income backgrounds, where mothers also had a low level of education, had weaker brain activity and were more likely to be distracted.

A new University of South Florida preclinical study finds that the regenerative cell therapy boosts motor neuron survival by repairing the blood-spinal cord barrier.