A new understanding of how tumours exploit our nervous system is leading to new ways to treat cancer using familiar drugs ...

New research shows that the brain’s cortex can rapidly reorganize itself after losing neurons, allowing other nerve cells to take over lost functions.

How the brain largely maintains its function when neurons are lost—this is what researchers at the University Medical Center ...

Scientists discovered a specific cluster of PNOC/NPY neurons that regulate food intake and body weight in mice, also present ...

Researchers found a small, specialized group of nerve cells in the hypothalamus that influence hunger and weight gain. These ...

Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson ...

Researchers are developing promising suppression systems for painful conditions—even an app on your phone that turns the pain ...

A popular weight-loss drug may be changing how doctors treat obesity—but scientists are just starting to uncover exactly how ...

Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at School ...