Scientists have pinpointed Y1 receptor neurons in the brain that can override chronic pain signals when survival instincts like hunger or fear take precedence. Acting like a neural switchboard, these ...

The newfound ensemble of neurons could lead to therapies to treat persistent pain, which affects roughly one of five people ...

MS is a chronic autoimmune disorder that damages myelin, leading to symptoms such as vision issues, fatigue, coordination ...

Researchers led by Aurore Perrault at Concordia University, Canada and Valeria Kebets at McGill University, Canada, have used ...

A small peptide called CAQK, composed of just four amino acids, has shown remarkable neuroprotective effects in mouse and pig models of traumatic brain injury.

In lieu of animal experiments, researchers from the University of Rochester are using state-of-the-art microchips with human ...