A natural antioxidant found in foods like kale and berries, kaempferol, may help protect nerve cells and shows promise as a ...

A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key to protecting nerve cells—and it's showing promise as a potential treatment for ALS and dementia, according to new research ...

According to a study published by Nature Metabolism, marathon runners experience reversible changes in their brain myelin.

Michael Stones, 25, from San Marcos in Texas, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - the most common form of MND.

TRE-515, a small molecule inhibitor of deoxycytidine kinase, is being developed for autoimmune diseases and in clinical trials for tumors.

New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits, findings that may point to a new way to treat neurogenerative disorders.

Touch heals both ways. As hands soothe tense muscles, the therapist’s brain lights up—mirror neurons fire, empathy deepens, and calm floods in. Massage is mutual medicine.

Physicians have long observed a mystifying phenomenon: After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some ...

Whether you are a person about town or a worm in a dish, life can throw all kinds of circumstances your way. What you need is ...

Though the sense of touch underlies how we and most other animals interact with the world around us, much remains unknown ...