A high-speed “zap-and-freeze” method is giving scientists their clearest view yet of how brain cells send messages. By freezing tissue at the instant a signal fires, researchers revealed how synaptic vesicles behave in both mouse and human neurons. These…

Research into parental support needs is informing Cambridge Children's Hospital's commitment to provide a "whole family" approach to care.

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These phases are separated by sudden turning points that mark big shifts in how the brain is organized. The most surprising discovery is…

A newly identified crocodile relative from Egypt pushes back the origins of the marine-hunting dyrosaurids by millions of years. The fossil, Wadisuchus kassabi, shows a mix of primitive and advanced traits that mark a key evolutionary transition. Rare specimens…

A growing list of pots and pans is now considered unsafe, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging folks to check their kitchens and get rid of them right away.

A study from Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences revisits a long-standing idea in language science that speech sounds from one's native language elicit stronger brain responses than speech ...

A program of smell screening, awareness campaigns and health policies could improve the mental and physical health of millions—according to research led by the University of East Anglia.

For more than two decades, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have been investigating a severe form of muscular dystrophy in which muscles progressively degenerate. The research team ...

More than three-quarters of the global population aren't getting enough Omega-3, according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the University of Southampton and Holland & Barrett. The ...

Disease development is often shaped by genetics, with how much or how little a gene is expressed influencing disease risk. While advances in technology and sequencing methods have led to a greater understanding ...

Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have identified significant differences in mortality among widows and widowers from cohabiting versus married relationships, depending on the deceased partner's ...

For the first time, researchers identified the function of the CASKIN2 protein, which plays a key role in precise signal transmission between neurons and memory formation in the brain. This study is expected ...

Some brain disorders are straightforward, such as the direct frontal lobe assault of a concussion or traumatic brain injury. Others, like Alexander disease, are akin to guerrilla warfare. Patients suffering ...

The health benefits of nature are well-known, but its role in encouraging day-to-day physical activity across different regions and demographics has been less clear. This question carries new urgency ...

In a new paper published in Clinical Nutrition, "Sarcopenic Diabetes Is an Under-Recognized and Unmet Clinical Priority," nutrition and diabetes experts are calling attention to a little-known but serious ...

In Punjab, India, paddy stubble burning is a widespread agricultural practice that contributes to seasonal air pollution in the region and beyond. However, the extent to which residents recognize its ...

On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) to drive down infections and counter disruption to essential health services caused by…

Funded projects will drive discoveries across biology, environment, and autism services.

NIH-funded study reveals brain changes long before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops.

Approach involves looking at the whole person—not just separate organs or body systems—and considering multiple factors that promote health.