It is estimated that one-third of the 50 million people worldwide with epilepsy are resistant to anti-seizure medications.

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Salk neuroscientists discover brain area called gracile nucleus is central to the development of mechanical allodynia, a chronic pain condition that affects 7 to 10 percent of the global population.

Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol.

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Research on rare post-mortem brain tissue shows changes in gene activity, offering new insight into the biological basis of ...

Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US ...

Mice bred in a germ-free environment were compared to those bred in an environment colonized with germs, and the latter were ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

It is estimated that one-third of the 50 million people worldwide with epilepsy are resistant to anti-seizure medications. These patients, having drug-resistant epilepsy, have limited treatment ...