Researchers have pinpointed a gene mutation associated with survival at high altitudes that could restore myelin to damaged ...

A protein long studied for its role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia now appears to serve a ...

The Supreme Court has granted approval for passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, a 32-year-old man in a vegetative state for ...

But while careful monitoring of the patient’s vital signs helps make anesthesia very safe, much is still unknown about how, ...

A patient can be fully awake but still meet the clinical definition of traumatic brain injury if they cannot remember the ...

Preclinical studies on animals have identified brain pathways that drive quick, protective fear responses to "scary" sounds.

Researchers identify a brain pathway in humans that enables rapid, unconscious fear responses to scary sounds, similar to ...

Working memory is a cognitive function that is essential for carrying out everyday activities and temporarily retaining information.

A new discovery by McGill researchers sheds light on how we retain memories over time, even though brain activity is ...

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