Although preserved inner-ear integrity and function at early ages should theoretically predict a better response to the gene ...

A new study reveals that neurons in the brainstem respond very differently to acute versus chronic pain, potentially ...

While most newborn jaundice cases are harmless, experts warn that untreated severe jaundice may lead to rare but serious ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...

Sleeping deeply into the afternoon after an all-nighter or a late night out is one way the body repays its sleep debt. The ...

Researchers have developed a gene therapy that significantly slowed motor function loss in preclinical models of amyotrophic ...

Auditory brainstem processing underpins our ability to determine the location of sounds in space, a function that is essential for navigation, communication, and environmental awareness.

Mice are prey animals, and while they must be able to move around looking for food, it is just as important that they can get to safety quickly—two opposite needs that are equally vital to their ...

Nucleus Genomics has been courting controversy for years with products that claim to tell people how their genetics correlate to a host of complex issues, including their IQ.