Researchers have measured the brain’s faint glow for the first time, hinting at a potential role of “biophotons” in cognition ...

For patients with IIH, sustainable weight loss offers the most effective and lasting relief from symptoms—and can help ...

If you’re looking for ways to stay fit and healthy, you might want to start by getting to know your body. Unlock the secrets of anatomical health in this guide.

As time goes by, our bodies change, you know, even the brain. A major change is how brain structure seems to shrink with age. Studies show that this happens at both large and small levels inside. You ...

For years, we’ve been piling certain foods onto our plates, thinking we were doing our bodies a favor. Low-fat this, ...

Westend61/Getty Images Anatomy All of the nerves in your body stem from either the brain or the spinal cord. They begin with what’s called a nerve root. Fibers from multiple nerve roots can combine to ...

In order to understand the structure and functioning of the brain, neuroscientists need to study the complex, ...

When surgeons dissect tissue to remove a tumor or make a repair, they must work cautiously, relying on electrophysical ...

Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a metabolite of the drug ...

The transmission of signals can, however, not just be strengthened or weakened; it can also be enabled in the first place or completely stopped. For example, neuroscientists know today that synapses ...