One in ten people will have at least one seizure in their life, but effective treatments for seizures remain very limited, in part due to incomplete understanding of the brain…

It's an unfortunate fact of aging: Live long enough and, eventually, reading this sentence will get difficult, even impossible.

In a first-of-its-kind human trial, researchers transplanted iPS-cell-derived dopaminergic progenitors into patients with Parkinson’s disease and observed promising motor improvements with no serious safety concerns over 24 months. The therapy…

A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to University of California, Irvine scientists.

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis - a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -…

A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) made a major breakthrough with the potential to turn…

A specific gut microbiota pattern was found to predict new cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease, based on data from the CORDIOPREV study. Researchers developed a microbiota-based risk…

After the U.K.’s 2024 announcement to ban disposable vapes, new research reveals a sharp decline in disposable vape use and a rise in reusable alternatives.

A large population-based study found that GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2is), two classes of glucose-lowering drugs used in type 2 diabetes, were associated with a significantly reduced…

A new study has found that over 1 in 5 boys and men in Canada and the United States may meet the diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder, highlighting the…