Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism ...

A four–amino acid peptide called CAQK has shown powerful brain-protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury. Delivered through a standard IV, it zeroes in on injured brain tissue, ...

Discovering one’s own child’s brain matter in a washing machine and then having to scoop it out...is a horror no family ...

In moments where danger feels real and immediate, the human body behaves very differently from how it does in daily life.

The humble planarian flatworm can regrow its brain. Here’s how this tiny animal will have you rethinking everything you ...

A California family is suing a San Jose funeral home after a father was allegedly given his son's brain in a bag instead of ...

Thirteen people who were in direct contact with the rabid dog have started post-exposure treatment and had not displayed any symptoms, as of Dec. 23.

The lawsuit says the San Jose funeral director handed the father a bag of what he thought was clothing. He went home to put ...

The man’s father allegedly emptied the contents of the bag into a washing machine only to find “human brain matter.” ...

A vanishingly rare genetic glitch in a single enzyme can erase a newborn’s brain cells in a matter of weeks, leaving doctors ...

Ethan was diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma (DMG), a cancer that is a death sentence for the vast majority of people who get it. DMG refers to cancerous tumors that grow on the thalamus, brainstem ...

A new Genomic Press Interview with Prof. Dr. Paul Lucassen shares insights from his research spanning 30 years in which he explores how the adult brain continues to produce new neurons, and how this ...