The brain is increasingly being understood not as an isolated command center, but as part of a continuously communicating biological...

(Boston)—Chandramouli “Chand” Chandrasekaran, PhD, an assistant professor whose appointments span anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School...

Ketamine has long been known as a powerful anesthetic, but its influence on the brain extends far beyond the operating...

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

Parkinson’s disease research is moving beyond the brain. A new study in npj Parkinson’s Disease proposes a “kidney-inflammation-erythrocyte” framework designed...

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

A Female Brain’s Immune Cells May Hold the Key to Recovery After Ketamine Anesthesia When consciousness fades under ketamine, communication...

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...