A new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that brain imaging could help identify who is most likely to benefit from MDMA as a treatment for trauma-related symptoms. In a randomized clinical ...

Doctors can check circulation in the feet by comparing blood pressure in the toe with that in the arm. The result is known as ...

Replacing defective microglia can halt ALSP—a fatal neurodegenerative disease—in mice and humans, offering hope for broader brain therapies.

For chronic pain patients, though, the brain interprets even neutral sensations as pain and suffering. In effect, pain ...

Researchers have made progress against ‘the skull challenge,’ getting through barriers that prohibit ultrasound from imaging ...

Visual auras, like those that occur in migraines, may be signs of small injuries to the brain’s visual cortex, according to a clinical trial at UC San Francisco that tracked the appearance of these ...

Imagine if a single snapshot of your brain could whisper secrets about your future, how fast you’re aging, what illnesses ...

Scientists from Duke University have created a tool that uses a single brain scan to estimate how quickly your body and mind ...

The team used a special type of brain scan called tau PET, which tracks a protein known as tau that builds up in the brain ...

Tiny, shallow grooves on the surface of the brain may provide new insight into how aging and Alzheimer’s disease affect brain ...

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) happens to millions of people annually. It can strike anyone, from athletes to grandma cooking lunch. Most of these injuries go und ...

Tiny brain tumors often hide in plain sight—sometimes no bigger than a grain of rice. These metastases, or secondary cancers that spread from other parts of the body, are especially dangerous.