When someone has a stroke—a leading worldwide cause of death and disability—time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and ...

Using lasers, researchers triggered optical illusion signals in mouse brains, uncovering how the brain fills in missing details in vision.

Stanford scientists reversed autism-like behaviors in mice by calming an overactive brain circuit, pointing to future ...

Stem cell transplantation can reverse stroke damage, researchers at the University of Zurich report. Its beneficial effects ...

In the search for answers about Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are taking a close look at the immune system of the brain. A ...

A protein called ferritin light chain 1 (FTL1) may play a significant role in brain aging, a new study reveals, giving ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have created a miniaturized microscope for real-time, high-resolution, ...

Scientists at Stanford have found that hyperactivity in the brain’s reticular thalamic nucleus may drive autism-like ...

A new lab study exploited a unique aspect of metabolism in glioblastoma to boost the effectiveness of chemoradiation, turning ...

Mice bred in a germ-free environment were compared to those bred in an environment colonized with germs, and the latter were ...

College of Pharmacy Professor Jaime Ross has discovered that cognitive decline occurs in a sex-dependent manner, mirroring patterns observed in humans. Tiny fragments of plastic, known as ...

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong. One example is a condition called SCN2A ...