Faulty cellular recycling may link pulmonary arterial hypertension to brain damage
Why might a disease affecting the lung’s blood vessels also disrupt brain circuits involved in memory and thinking?…
The gut and brain are connected. Here’s how… | Living
Mood and well-being are not governed exclusively by the brain. Some may be surprised to learn that the…
Could the Mediterranean diet protect the brain through the gut?
From microbial metabolites to inflammation and the blood-brain barrier, researchers trace how Mediterranean eating could influence neurodegeneration, while…
Study highlights drop in harmful medication use among adults with cognitive disorders
Adults 65 and older with cognitive disorders such as dementia, are more likely to suffer negative effects from…
Probiotics for mental health? A new review finds promising signals and major gaps
Researchers map the probiotic strains and gut-brain pathways being investigated across anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, revealing…
Colorectal tumors may damage nerves before chemotherapy
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that, in preclinical models of colorectal cancer,…
Scientists create single-cell atlas of spinal neurons involved in motor coordination
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital created a single-cell atlas of a key class of spinal neurons…
St. Jude scientists uncover regulatory mechanism for crucial developmental pathway
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists uncovered a regulatory mechanism for signaling of Sonic Hedgehog (SHH), a pathway…
Two heart nerve cell types sustain cardiac stability in mice
A mouse study maps two specialized nerve cell populations within the heart, revealing how one supports everyday cardiac…
Gut immune cells may improve multiple sclerosis treatment outcomes
B-cell depletion therapies, in which B cells of the immune system, which may drive disease activity in multiple…
11 of the most stressful movies fans say they’ve ever seen
Some films are relaxing escapes from the daily grind, but others are scripted entirely to test the limits…
Lung tumors hack the nervous system to cause severe cachexia
Cachexia is a condition in which patients affected by cancer or other chronic diseases become sick and lose…