An illustration depicting the damaging effects of a tumor (red) on structural connections within the brain
An illustration depicting the damaging effects of a tumor (red) on structural connections within the brain
Scientists found a way to cause panic attacks in women with amygdala damage.
One of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccines has failed to protect infants from getting the disease in a clinical trial, but it may be effective in adults.
Researchers have generated an image of thoughts flitting through the brains of zebrafish.
A company offering experimental stem-cell treatments will carry out its procedures in Mexico after the FDA warned that it would need approval to operate in the U.S.
Researchers pinpoint a gene marker for neurons sensitive to gentle touch such as grooming.
Fluorescent calcium sensors in transgenic mice give a real-time readout of neuronal activity.
With dogged persistence and an unwillingness to entertain defeat, Bruce Beutler discovered a receptor that powers the innate immune response to infections—and earned his share of a Nobel Prize.
Some of these insidious viruses expertly subvert the host immune system, allowing their unhindered proliferation.