For chronic pain patients, though, the brain interprets even neutral sensations as pain and suffering. In effect, pain ...

ChatGPT and other AI helpers are phenomenal accelerators, but, like performance-enhancing drugs, they carry hidden costs.

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Dopamine is the brain’s way of patting us on the back for a job well done when we score a goal, get an ‘A’, or cross the ...

The exact numbers depended on the type of medication patients took, but the risk of developing Alzheimer’s was up to 70 ...

Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesting the approach could ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising sugar-related mechanism inside brain cells that could transform how we fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It turns out neurons don’t just store sugar for ...

A small, early-stage study published in the journal Headache suggested a diabetes drug may ease migraines by lowering ...

Remarkable new findings about the sugar stores in neurons have unlocked an entire new method of treating Alzheimer's disease ...

They were designed to treat diabetes, then prescribed for weight loss, and now—as researchers are finding—they might hold the secret to staving off Alzheimer’s, too.

Microplastics research faces standardization challenges as viral headlines about "plastic in your brain" overshadow ...

We now know that chronic substance use—of both alcohol and drugs—actually changes the chemistry and structure of the brain. That sounds serious, and it is, but there are some positives and ...