Research in animals and people supports a range of mechanisms by which the parasites affect physiology and immune responses.

To solve modern problems, we must integrate the sciences and the humanities and think across these traditionally disparate disciplines.

Neurons stressed with chemicals produce Wnt, which in turn triggers changes in the germline.

A study finds that the odorless compound hexadecanal, or HEX, increases aggressive behavior in women but has a calming effect on men.

Epidemiological research suggests that a flu diagnosis might be one factor in the eventual onset of the neurodegenerative disease, but experts say it doesn’t prove a causal relationship.

In mice, a kind of immune memory appears to protect the cells against future harm, a finding that could provide insight into treatments for irritable bowel syndrome and other inflammatory digestive conditions.

Buildup of a DNA-repair protein in brain cells spurs shut-eye in the fish, a study finds, and similar results in mice suggest the mechanism is widespread in animals.

The unbalanced gut flora present in some people with autism is not a driver of the condition but rather a consequence of eating behaviors characteristic of the condition, a new study claims.

Abnormal sympathetic neuron growth leads to simultaneous activation of clusters of sensory neurons, causing the difficult-to-treat sensation.

He discovered that autism had strong genetic links.

She wrote the book on brain injuries.

The transcription factor can also drive the opposite transition depending on which hormone activates it, according to a new study.

In Chapter 1, “On Being,” author Antonio Damasio outlines the dawn of consciousness.