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New University of Iowa study finds conversations parents have with their children after an injury help them avoid danger in the futureResearchers say it’s these types of conversations parents…

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to neurobiologists.

A potential new class of drugs has been discovered in mice studies that may prevent the development of temporal lobe epilepsy, one of the most common and devastating forms of epilepsy.

What is the future of the BRAIN Initiative? This national White House Grand Challenge involving more than 100 laboratories in the United States has already made progress in establishing large-scale neuroscience goals and developing shared tools. And no…

In dream or REM sleep, brain activity is more like awake than non-REM activity, and muscles are paralyzed. Various regions of the brain affect REM sleep, but neuroscientists have found a group of neurons in the medulla that seem to play a key role. Act…

New research reveals traumatic brain injury patients struggle with discipline in social, family and work lifeNew research finds people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) –such as those incurred…

People with traumatic brain injuries — such as those incurred from violent accidents or combat — are more prone to misjudge when faced with situations involving dispute or requiring discipline, new research indicates.

Scientists have made a breakthrough that advances our understanding of how the brain detects and prevents dehydration. The findings could have important clinical implications, as the key protein they discovered could be a target for the development of …

Most patients with non-small cell lung cancer that has metastasized to the brain have a dire prognosis. But researchers have identified a subset of those patients with a rare genetic mutation who are living significantly longer than patients without th…