Addiction and appetite along the gut-brain axis: Vagus nerve may play a crucial role in the dopamine reward pathway

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

The healthy aging brain: How astrocytes store defective glycogen without harming memory

An international research team has uncovered new insights into healthy brain aging. The researchers found that aging leads to ...

Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims, a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care

Medicare has launched a six-year pilot program that could eventually transform access to health care for some of the millions ...

B cells join T cells to drive sight-threatening arthritis in children

A team led by UCL researchers with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Moorfields Eye Hospital, found B cells—alongside T ...

Anti-poverty programs can change how people see the state and each other

When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar's home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then ...

Bamboo: Superfood or superfad? Here's what our study actually said

According to the New York Post, our research team has discovered a much-overlooked "superfood": bamboo shoots. Before you ...

How our lab is helping develop an Alzheimer's test that can be done at home

Imagine diagnosing one of the most challenging neurological diseases with just a quick finger-prick, a few drops of blood and a test sent in the post. This may sound like science fiction, but we are ...

Noninvasive brain stimulation may reduce intrusive PTSD symptoms, preliminary findings suggest

A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University introduces an innovative approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generating particular interest in light of the sharp rise in the ...