Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...

One reason that chronic pain, mental or physical is consistently solvable is the brain’s property of neuroplasticity. Your brain physically constantly changes based on the nature of the sensory input.

The human body is an assemblage of systems that have a surprising degree of autonomy, and are all busy managing various aspects of our mental and physical lives. Nonetheless, they do communicate with ...

Brain cancer remains one of the most formidable challenges in oncology, with glioblastoma standing out as the most aggressive and deadly form, carrying a median patient survival time of less than 15 ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Dr. Marissa McCarthy, Professor of Physical Medicine & Director of Brain Health and Strategic Partnerships, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share therapies that could help ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge believe they may have discovered a surprising new way to slow the spread of brain cancer. Instead of targeting cancer cells directly, their research suggests ...

Bestselling author and mindset expert Debbie King explains how these questions can help reprogram your subconscious to set you up for success. These rules make up a hidden instruction manual we use to ...

When neurons perish, the brain cannot replace them. Most organs maintain stem cells to repair damage, but the few neural progenitors that remain in the adult brain have very limited potential to grow ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped how nearly an entire mammalian brain lights up as decisions are made. The massive effort, which tracked single neurons across almost the whole mouse brain, ...