Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often debilitating autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS).

Researchers in Japan have identified a nerve pathway in mice involved in the processing of rewarding and distressing stimuli and situations. The pathway, originating in a bundle of brain stem nerve ...

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss ...

Researchers have identified a previously overlooked neural pathway that helps control human hand and arm movements. The ...

A team of researchers has shown that noninvasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve through the ear can reverse memory deficits caused by acute stress in mice, pinpointing a specific protein ...

Researchers have mapped the complex nerve pathways that supply brown adipose tissue, otherwise known as ‘brown fat'. It’s the first step in developing a way of stimulating the nerves to burn fat as a ...

This stock photo shows electroacupuncture being used in a clinical practice. This modern-day form of acupuncture augments traditional methods by passing a microcurrent of electricity through very thin ...

Men and women experience pain differently, and until now, scientists didn’t know why. New research says it may be in part due to differences in male and female nerve cells. Pain-sensing nerve cells ...

This stock photo shows electroacupuncture being used in a clinical practice. This modern-day form of acupuncture augments traditional methods by passing a microcurrent of electricity through very thin ...