A $1.5 million grant has been awarded to University of Rhode Island neuroscientist William Van Nostrand to investigate one of...

Air pollution is often discussed as a threat to the lungs and cardiovascular system, but a new study is turning...

When consciousness fades under ketamine, communication across the brain’s neural networks is dramatically altered. As the anesthetic takes effect, neurons...

For decades, microglia have been viewed as the brain’s permanent immune residents: cells that arrive during embryonic development, settle into...

For decades, myelin has been viewed primarily as the nervous system’s insulation: a lipid-rich wrapping that accelerates electrical signals as...

Algorithms designed to keep people scrolling may be doing more than shaping what appears on a screen. A narrative review...

Parkinson’s disease may begin changing the brain’s movement circuitry before the first unmistakable behavioral symptoms appear, according to a new...

In a promising sign for the potential of focused sound waves to improve care for brain tumors, UVA Health researchers...

Morphine and fentanyl are commonly used drugs in extremely preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but their...

Rogers, M., Bartlett, R., Chonzi, A. et al. Live-in care for older people with a focus on those living with...