The brain's mechanisms for repairing injuries caused by trauma or degenerative diseases are not yet known in detail. Now, a ...

For much of the 20th century it was thought that the adult brain was incapable of regeneration. This view has since shifted dramatically and neurogenesis – the birth of new neurons – is now a widely ...

Human-accelerated regions (HARs) are sections of the human genome that have accumulated an unusually high level of mutations as humans split away from chimpanzees. Given their rapid evolution, some ...

An unprecedented increase in the number of older adults and consequent age-related cognitive declines may negatively contribute to an already overwhelmed healthcare system. Many older adults report ...

About a decade ago, neuroscientists at the University College London published some fascinating research on the brain size ...

Our lab focuses on elucidating the neuro-mechanical basis underlying impaired lower limb function and sensorimotor recovery in persons with neurological injury. Given the nervous system’s tremendous ...

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

People spend about one third of their lives sleeping. Fingers glide across a phone screen or thoughts drift toward the day ahead, but soon, eyelids grow heavy, and sleep begins to take hold. During ...

Breaking free from cigarettes doesn’t require willpower alone. The human brain possesses remarkable plasticity that allows for complete rewiring of smoking associations, transforming a deeply ...

Yokneam Illit, Israel, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wearable Devices Ltd. (the “Company” or “Wearable Devices”) (Nasdaq: WLDS, WLDSW), a technology ...