Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval ...

Arteries become clogged. Blood flow is restricted and oxygen is cut off. The result is a heart attack, the world's leading ...

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a brain waste- "clean-up" system is influenced by ...

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

A "traumademic" of social chaos and personal stress traps our emotional brains in survival mode. Here's how to use the ...

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

The team’s research provides compelling evidence for the brain’s influence on physiology. A deeper understanding of this mind ...

Findings could create new opportunities to treat and study neurodegenerative diseasesScientists discovered that sugar ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose movement even though their brains still send the right signals. Researchers ...

Starfish, also known as sea stars, are equipped with an almost alien-like anatomy. Despite lacking a brain, blood, and ...

Starfish move without a brain by using tiny feet that react locally to pressure and weight during crawling across surfaces.

Heart attacks are often thought of as a plumbing issue, the result of a blockage preventing blood from flowing through one of ...