The element sodium plays a key role in nervous system function. An international research team headed by the Institute of ...

New research, from King's College London and the University of Porto, has mapped the histamine system in the brain. Histamine, a molecule more commonly associated with allergies, plays a separate but ...

Impaired glymphatic function — the brain’s waste clearance system — could help explain how cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors may drive dementia. In a large UK Biobank study, MRI markers of ...

A multiscale map of the brain's histamine system reveals its role in ADHD and depression, offering new targets for ...

The Psychological Trap: Individuals recovering from a heart attack experience depression and anxiety at a rate up to three times higher than the general population. Alarmingly, cardiac patients who ...

Share on Pinterest Exercise gives the brain a boost, and may help protect against cognitive decline, but why? Image credit: NICK VEASEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images. Exercise can stimulate brain ...

The brain is often described as a dense forest of connections, and for years scientists have searched for ways to trim that ...