The immune cells that protect the brain can also destroy it. In Alzheimer’s disease, microglia, the brain’s resident ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have identified a specific chemical modification on the STING protein that appears to lock ...

CBD may be doing far more than just easing pain or anxiety — new research suggests it could help fight Alzheimer’s disease by calming the brain’s runaway immune response. In experiments using ...

Researchers from VIB, KU Leuven, the UK-DRI and Muna Therapeutics have uncovered a critical biological transition that may ...

Patients with spastic paraplegia type 15 develop movement disorders during adolescence that may ultimately require the use of a wheelchair. In the early stages of this rare hereditary disease, the ...

The brain of humans and other animals is known to contribute to the protection of the body from infections. Past studies have unveiled the existence of the so-called conditioned immune response (CIR), ...

New research reveals PD-1 inhibitors may compromise the blood-brain barrier, influencing cancer treatment outcomes and brain metastasis risks.

In addition to associating brain chemicals with depressive states, researchers have found a strong connection with ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, USA - AUGUST 24: A dose of MDMA in the office of Dr. Michael Mithoefer, a psychiatrist, who has studied the use of MDMA as a treatment for PTSD in Mount Pleasant, SC, USA. (Photo ...

A cross-section of the spinal cord showing neurons and glial cells. (Juan Carlos Juarez Jaramillo/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A ...