In a recent viewpoint published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a group of authors evaluated emerging evidence linking nanoplastics to neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative disorders and ...

The placebo effect, in which a patient’s subjective belief can affect the efficacy of treatment, was once maligned as dubious and unscientific, but is now recognised as a genuine, albeit poorly ...

In mouse brains, star-shaped astrocytes form flexible networks that may offer another way for brain regions to communicate.

Imagination is one of the most powerful things our brains can do. We can relive past events while taking a walk, rehearse future conversations through inner speech or sense the heat of a fire without ...

Glial cells, also known as neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells that play a crucial role in various neurophysiological processes. They not only support nervous system structures but also contribute to ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have discovered a path between the brain and the immune system that could potentially lead to new ways to ease heart attacks. They showed that ...

New insight into decision-making pathways in the brain may impact the way engineers think about artificial intelligence, ...

More than a decade ago, researchers found that an acute complication of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can be resolved with the hormone leptin, even in the absence of insulin. An ...