Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body ...

Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body weight, appetite, sleep ...

The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between ...

In surveys, parents of children with SMA and healthcare professionals in Sweden note the many ways the pandemic affected ...

A 'remarkable' diet adapted from the daily routine of people in remote parts of Papua New Guinea has been found to ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Higher levels of leukocytes -- a form of white blood cell -- are associated with more severe symptoms of long COVID among ...

Four in every 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy develop severe peripheral nerve pain, a new review suggests.

Findings on cephalopod nerve cords highlight segmentation's role in sucker movement control, advancing knowledge of neural ...

The suckers are also packed with sensory receptors that allow the octopus to taste and smell things that they touch—like combining a hand with a tongue and a nose. The researchers believe the ...

PARAMEDIC Tina Holt had just returned home from brunch with a friend when she was hit with a headache. The headache was only brief and lasted a minute – but the seemingly harmless headache ...

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...