A newly identified group of amygdala neurons appears to play a central role in anxiety and social behavior. Restoring normal ...

Several studies in rodents suggest that some damage caused to cognitive functioning could be reversed by switching to ...

A medication long used to help people breathe may soon help protect the liver as well. Researchers at the Medical University ...

Scientists discovered that sleep deprivation damages a key brain circuit responsible for social memory, making it harder to recognize familiar individuals. In laboratory studies, caffeine restored ...

Experimental osteoarthritis therapies repaired damaged joints in animals and may enter clinical trials within 18 months.

The Bank of England is asking the public which animals should appear on future banknotes.

Cambridge scientists have grown miniature circuits in the lab that mimic how the brain and spinal cord connect up, which ...

The court agreed with the California attorney general that the prosecution used racially biased language during closing ...

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

Jellyfish have repeatedly riddled the world of marine biology with its toughest mysteries. The immortal jellyfish might be ...

Summary: A milestone neuro-regenerative study has shattered a long-standing medical dogma by proving that “irreversible” damage to the connections between the human brain and spinal cord can be ...

A mouse that had already forgotten how to navigate a simple water maze swam to the hidden platform as though it had never ...