Older people who have higher blood pressure may have more signs of brain disease, specifically brain lesions, according to a
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Candidate drug may be effective against broader class of brain cancers
A Ludwig Cancer Research study explains why a particular mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a cell surface
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Deep brain stimulation ‘slows Parkinson’s progression’
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition that affects an estimated 500,000 people in the United States. As the condition mostly
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Dynamics of brain volume loss vary with MS progression
(HealthDay)—Brain volume loss (BVL) has nonlinear dynamics and limited reproducibility as a marker of therapeutic response in multiple sclerosis (MS),
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Teamwork between cells fuels aggressive childhood brain tumor
Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour work together to infiltrate the brain,
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This Is How To Distinguish A Migraine From A Brain Aneurysm
For some women, the throbbing pain of migraines is an uncomfortable reality of everyday life. In fact, 1.5 million women
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Your brain with a migraine
When migraine sufferers see the tell-tale squiggly lines, light flashes and blind spots of a migraine aura, they prepare for
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Obesity makes sufferers anxious or depressed by upsetting gut bacteria
Obesity fuels anxiety and depression by disrupting gut bacteria that affect the brain, study finds Obesity affects more than one-third
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Allen Institute for Brain Science database release nearly doubles mouse brain cell data
The Allen Institute for Brain Science today announced the release of new data, tools to analyze those data and a
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Scientists discover fundamental rule of brain plasticity
Our brains are famously flexible, or “plastic,” because neurons can do new things by forging new or stronger connections with
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