Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley may have discovered a new strategy for treating complex neurodegenerative diseases. Their study, recently published in Science, describes a new approach that allows ...
For people who have near-death experiences (NDEs), these encounters can be so deeply moving and life-changing that language seems inadequate. Many describe them as vivid, multisensory experiences, filled with mental imagery ...
Over 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year, and scientists now say that people living in certain climatic conditions are at a greater risk than others of ...
When remembering an experience, people often recall not just where it happened, but also its timing and how it unfolded over time. This helps them to recall sequences of events and associations that can guide their actions ...
When we engage our brains in a mentally taxing task, we eventually reach a point where we hit a wall or run on empty. Even when the rewards of finishing are obvious, we often find ourselves simply stopping. Exactly why this ...
One doesn't have to step onto a football field to get a concussion; it can happen anywhere. A fall during an everyday activity or a minor car accident can deliver the jolt to the head that causes one. While headaches, memory ...
Social media trending hashtags such as skinny girl dinner and thinspiration are promoting restrictive eating and a lifestyle centered on staying thin to millions of people around the world. This hunger for thinness is also ...
Inflammatory bowel disease damages the lining that separates the gut's contents from the rest of the body. Calming the inflammation is only part of the treatment challenge, however—that protective barrier also needs to heal.
For most animals, the need for sleep gradually increases during waking hours and then decreases while sleeping. In neuroscience, this accumulating need to sleep is known as sleep pressure.
A light brush, a hot surface and an irritating itch all activate different sensory pathways, yet researchers have determined that, in mice, these otherwise distinct responses share a molecular helper. A team led by Bailong ...
