A new study in mice indicates that long-term treadmill exercise might fully reverse memory problems and reduce brain damage ...

Melbourne researchers have uncovered a critical signaling pathway that controls the timing of brain development, shedding new ...

Chronic pain, pain that persists or returns for more than three months, can affect people's emotional well-being and is often ...

USC researchers found that nutrient-rich food activated a gut-to-brain pathway tied to memory, while long-term unhealthy ...

The neuroactive potential of bacteria living in the human gut is associated with levels of key chemicals in the brain, ...

Within the human brain, movement is coordinated by a brain region called the striatum, which sends instructions to motor neurons in the brain. Those instructions are conveyed by two pathways, one that ...

Male mice drank more alcohol after isolation altered a brain pathway involved in emotion, decision-making, and reward.

Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep can last even after months of sobriety, ...

Researchers identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a mouse study, they describe a brain pathway that starts ...

New research into the mechanism of the placebo effect sheds light on the brain circuitry involved in pain relief. The study, conducted by scientists at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Stanford ...