You’ve probably heard of your body’s lymphatic system, but what about the glymphatic system? As the authors of a 2022 paper in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery phrased it, it’s “a fluid clearance pathway ...

Octopus arms have segmented nerve systems, controlling movement and sensory input. Each segment enables independent control.

Recent studies reveal that while manganese is crucial for health, its excess can lead to neurological disorders similar to ...

In neuroscientific research, gaining a deep understanding of the human nervous system's structure and dynamics is pivotal. Despite remarkable advancements ...

The study also suggests that the vitamin biotin may have a protective effect, potentially mitigating manganese-induced damage ...

Researchers find that microglia function differently in males versus females, potentially having broad implications for how neurological diseases are studied.

The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...

How does your brain know when you feel pain? How does it know the difference between the soft touch of a feather and a needle prick? And, how does that information get to your body in time to respond?

Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and the most ...

Semliki Forest virus was originally isolated from mosquitoes in the Semliki Forest, Uganda, hence the name. Upon systemic ...

Jan. 17, 2025 — Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people ...