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Around one third of people with heart disease suffer from sleep problems. A team now shows that heart diseases affect the production of the sleep hormone melatonin in the pineal gland. The link between the two organs is a ganglion in the neck region. T…

Volunteering in late life is associated with better cognitive function — specifically, better executive function and episodic memory.

People who start taking medication soon after the first signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have a lower risk of disability later, according to a new study.

Researchers have uncovered remarkable new insights into the neural pathways of the brain that allow people to act to regulate their body temperature in response to changes in the environment. Their study has revealed two previously unidentified distinc…

Neurons become active when mice exploring a maze correct after making a wrong turn.

The brain registers what we see even if we are not consciously aware of it. We even react emotionally to the content. How is this possible? A new experiment reveals that, while various regions of the brain register brief activity when a new image is vi…

AI-guided electrical stimulation in the brains of patients with traumatic brain injury improved memory, a collaborative new study shows. This builds on previous research involving epilepsy patients without traumatic brain injury. Brain injuries can res…

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease. A research group has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. Researchers also demonstrate that reduce…

Averting our eyes from things that scare us may be due to a specific cluster of neurons in a visual region of the brain, according to new research. Researchers found that in fruit fly brains, these neurons release a chemical called tachykinin which app…

Study suggests modulating the activity of certain neurons could be an effective approach to restoring circuit function.