A newly developed microscopy technique allows, for the first time, the visualization of more than 30 protein markers simultaneously in the human brain and uses bioinformatics to analyze their spatial ...

Exercise may do far more than strengthen the heart and muscles. New research suggests regular aerobic activity can physically reshape the nervous system that controls the heartbeat, altering key nerve ...

The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its frilly gills lies one of evolution’s most astonishing survival ...

In the process, the researchers have discovered a previously unknown population of immune cells in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, which is found almost exclusively in the vicinity of a specific ...

As the pace of modern drug discovery accelerates, the industry is increasingly recognizing that a breakthrough molecule is only as effective as its ability to reach the target site.

It all started when a 9-year-old boy went with his parents to visit relatives in Seminole, Texas, early last year. After he ...

Their ways of moving help whole ecosystems to survive.

Even tiny muscles around the ears hint at our evolutionary past. In many mammals, tiny ear muscles allow the outer ear (pinna ...

Every human voice is acoustically unique. The anatomy and evolutionary history behind that fact turns out to be one of ...

The element sodium plays a key role in nervous system function. An international research team headed by the Institute of ...

Every second and fourth Saturday of the month through December, Hagley Museum is hosting Science Saturdays to engage families ...

My wife is suffering from a failed back surgery that was caused by a neurosurgeon. The operation was four years ago, and she ...