Your Nervous System Is to Blame for How You Argue With Your Partner Thanks to your stress response, your partner could be perceived as the enemy.

The brain and body are deeply interconnected through the nervous system. One of the key players in this connection is the vagus nerve, which runs from your brain stem to your gut and influences ...

Researchers propose that placozoans, one of the simplest kinds of animals, may contain the blueprint for the neurons of more complex creatures.

Regular exercise, like running, has ample benefits for your cardiovascular system, as well as muscle mass and bone density. But that’s not all, a recent study found: You can tone up your nervous ...

Neurogastroenterology encompasses control of digestion through the enteric nervous system, the central nervous system and integrative centers in sympathetic ganglia. In this Review, John Furness ...

To the nervous system, memories and chronic pain are strikingly similar. Can we use the same technique to erase them?

Strange sea creatures called ctenophores have a fused nerve net where scientists expected to see synapses. Did they evolve their nervous system separately from other animals?

BG-12 (dimethyl fumarate) is in development as an oral treatment for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis, which is commonly treated with parenteral agents (interferon or glatiramer acetate).

Are you stuck in a cycle of stress? You can work with your nervous system, not against it, and bring yourself back to balance.

NPR's podcast Short Wave brings the stories of a newly identified deep sea creature, the benefits of exercise for healing our nervous system and science-backed tips for holiday eating.

We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study involving patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. Patients were randomly assigned to receive oral BG-12 at ...