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The first clinical trial of a drug intended to delay the onset of symptoms of Huntington disease reveals that high-dose treatment with the nutritional supplement creatine was safe and well tolerated by most participants. In addition, neuroimaging showe…

We tend to be creatures of habit. In fact, the human brain has a learning system that is devoted to guiding us through routine, or habitual, behaviors. At the same time, the brain has a separate goal-directed system for the actions we undertake only af…

Do you ever have days when the simplest task can feel physically challenging? It could be down to your social and personal sense of power. New research suggests that people who feel personally and socially powerless see the world in a different light a…

A scientific team has made a surprising discovery about the brain’s hunger-inducing neurons, a finding with important implications for the treatment of obesity.

Researchers have found a “potentially novel therapeutic target” to reduce the rate of deterioration and to promote growth of brain cells damaged by multiple sclerosis. Current therapies can be effective in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis but…

Experts say now is the time to talk, using small, frequent conversations with even young children.

Experts say now is the time to talk, using small, frequent conversations with even young children.

Men who took part in a weight loss program designed specifically for male soccer fans lost an average of 12 pounds and had a good time doing it.

Researchers have identified a patient’s gender as a clear and simple guidepost to help health-care providers anticipate some of the complex effects of NF1, a genetic disorder.

In nations where corruption is rife, it seems that citizens these days find an escape from the everyday problems that trickle down to their lives by using online social media more than those elsewhere. Research also suggests that these two factors — m…