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New findings are shedding further light on how the brain’s auditory system may provide a window into how the brain is affected by HIV.

A small pilot study provides an early glimpse of how some veterans struggling with PTSD may benefit from one simple, inexpensive treatment involving nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas.

Problems with brain folding are linked with neurological conditions like autism, anorexia and schizophrenia, but there are currently no ways to detect, prevent or treat misfolding. New research offers genetic insights into the folding process, an impor…

Scientists have used advanced technology to ‘micro-dissect’ the first brain cells to perish in Alzheimer’s disease. The result is a short list of genes that could represent new drug targets.

Researchers are examining the important roles rituals play in reducing our anxiety levels.

Researchers have found that organoids known as ‘mini-brains’ can be infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

A study reports that auditory hallucinations, a phenomenon in which people hear voices or other sounds, may arise through altered brain connectivity between sensory and cognitive processing areas.

Scientists have discovered a novel pathology that occurs in several human neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington’s disease. The article describes how SAFB1 expression occurs in both spinocerebellar ataxias and Huntington’s disease and may be …

Researchers have identified a critical new step in how brain cells function in people with one of the most common forms of epilepsy. This could lead to new treatment approaches for people with drug-resistant epilepsy.

The recent killings of unarmed individuals have sparked a national conversation about the treatment of Black people — and other minorities — in the United States.