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Depression is a condition affecting millions across the globe. However, efficient drugs with minimal adverse effects are scarce. Now, researchers have reported how KNT-127, a delta opioid receptor agonist, quickly and efficiently reduces classic parame…

Scientists have found a lipid transporter crucial to regulating the cells that make myelin, the nerve-protecting sheath.

In the first in-human clinical trial, scientists used a novel, skull-implantable ultrasound device to open the blood-brain barrier and repeatedly permeate large, critical regions of the human brain to deliver chemotherapy that was injected intravenousl…

A new study shows that sleep spindles, brief bursts of brain activity occurring during one phase of sleep and captured by EEG, may regulate anxiety in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Stress causes the levels of Alzheimer’s proteins to rise in females’ brains but not males’ brains, according to a new study. This difference may contribute to women’s greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists studied guinea pigs’ communication to understand how the brain recognizes communication sounds regardless of accents and surrounding noise.

Neuroscientists discovered anatomical changes that occur in the white matter of visual-processing areas of the brain, in children who have congenital cataracts surgically removed.

A new study provides early evidence of a surge of activity correlated with consciousness in the dying brain.

Neuroscientists have uncovered how exploratory actions enable animals to learn their spatial environment more efficiently. Their findings could help build better AI agents that can learn faster and require less experience.

For adolescents who may get stuck in negative thought spirals, refocusing on mental imagery is a more effective distraction than verbal thoughts.