This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease, according to a study of more than a million ...

An updated systematic review finds that consuming cannabis while pregnant appears to increase the odds of preterm birth, low birth weight and infant death.

University at Buffalo researchers shed some light on an enduring neuroscience mystery: How exactly does a mutated huntingtin protein (HTT) cause Huntington's disease?

Wheat is a major source of calories, carbohydrates and protein worldwide, and its distinctive gluten proteins are what gives ...

In a first-of-its-kind clinical study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and Baylor University Medical Center ...

Tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, is estimated to infect around 10 million people each year, and kills more than 1 million annually. Once established in the lungs, the bacteria's ...

Muscle cells contain their own circadian clocks and disrupting them with shift work can have a profound impact on aging, according to new research.

People with celiac disease have reported anxiety about ingesting gluten through a kiss, but a new study concludes that they ...