New research shows that the brain’s slow oscillations and sleep spindles — key rhythms that consolidate memories during sleep ...

Alan Baker of Spokane, Washington, began to have serious problems with memory, confusion and movement when he was about 72 years old. When his wife, Mary, began to observe his decline and ...

Everyone knows nicotine is an extremely addictive substance, so it makes sense that people who might want to quit vaping — or not get hooked in the first place — would try a nicotine-free option as a ...

Acute alcohol exposure impairs CRF-induced cholinergic activity.

Rosemary is more than just a kitchen staple. It’s a natural remedy with ancient roots and modern scientific backing ...

Contemporary research has brought psychosis out of the dark, transforming our relationship to it from one of fear and ...

Physical activity stimulates the production of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and acetylcholine, along with neurotrophic ... The synthesis of these compounds often occurs in specific brain regions ...

The ganglionic blocker 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (diMPP) has agonist activity on a variety of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Recently, the related compound ...

Manaker says it’s fitting that walnuts look somewhat like tiny brains — take it as a hint from Mother Nature that this tree nut is good for our brain. “Walnuts are often hailed as a superfood for ...

Doctors deliver baby of Adriana Smith, who was brain dead but kept on life support because of unclear Georgia abortion law. Smith will be taken off life support.

A new technology that uses clinical MRI machines to image metabolic activity in the brain could give researchers and clinicians unique insight into brain function and disease, researchers at the ...

How does your brain instantly know how to move through new places? A new study helps explain the science behind your internal GPS.