Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

A newly identified brainstem mechanism linking breathing and blood pressure may help explain certain forms of hypertension ...

You're going about your day when, all of a sudden, you feel a strange, hard-to-describe sensation in your head—like an electrical bolt that seems to come out of nowhere. If you've never experienced it ...

Committing to an exercise regimen isn’t easy, but a younger brain is a strong motivator. When researchers asked middle-aged adults to practice aerobic exercise regularly for a year, their brains ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Technion study reveals how neurons push toxic proteins onto neighbors, offering new insight into how Alzheimer’s spreads.

Adults with ADHD may experience more bursts of sleep-like brain activity even while awake, causing brief lapses in attention. These micro “rest moments” in the brain could help explain why tasks ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremor and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. That may be because the disease disrupts communication in a brain ...