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A novel therapy technique has been shown in a pilot study to double the rate of upper limb recovery in stroke patients, a leap forward in treating the nearly 800,000 Americans who suffer strokes each year.

New research has found that the busier a person is, the more likely they are to make better, more healthful choices, including diet, exercise, and money.

Hindered thought and negative emotions may be linked to unintended social exclusion on Facebook and other social media sites, according to new research.

A new study in rats suggests that as animals transition into adolescence, specific physical changes to axons speed up neural transmission, which may lead to higher cognitive abilities.

People like the late Stephen Hawking are unable to speak because their muscles are paralyzed. Scientists want to help these individuals communicate by developing a brain machine interface to decode the commands the brain is sending to the tongue, palat…

Researchers have found that a special type of cell essential to the ability of olfactory neurons to regenerate may be genetically engineered to deliver anticancer therapy to the dangerous brain tumors called glioblastomas.

A newly identified mechanism explaining the possible cause for Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injury may have also led to the discovery of an effective treatment.

A new motivational intervention technique is very effective in keeping people on track with their weight loss efforts, a recent study demonstrates.

New words in American English tend to develop in five regional linguistic ‘hotspots’ before spreading across the United States and beyond, a new study reveals.

Children with autism often find social interactions awkward, leaving them isolated. Now scientists report that they have discovered a first-of-its-kind compound that promotes social interaction among laboratory mice that display autistic traits. The fi…