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A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

Scientists at the University of Virginia have uncovered a surprising way the brain defends itself by letting a parasite in, ...

No standard treatments for the sometimes deadly disorder have been developed, but that may change due to the newly published ...

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Those who use their bodies to survey the boundaries.

Researchers have created one of the most detailed virtual mouse cortex simulations ever achieved by combining massive biological datasets with the extraordinary power of Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer.

Human pain, it turns out, is not just a product of modern stress or injury, but a legacy written deep into our DNA. New ...

Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...

The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment ...

Explore how stressors during pregnancy influence foetal brain development and the impact on future neurodevelopmental ...