Recent research reveals that metformin, a long-used diabetes drug, may function through the brain more than previously believed. Scientists found out that the medication reaches the ventromedial ...

A possible workaround came from a team led by Ernie Blevins of the University of Washington. They gave obese rats a low dose ...

For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity, high blood ...

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These ...

New research finds that popular type 2 diabetes drug metformin can impact the brain. Here’s why that matters and what it means for treatment, per doctors.

If you opened your medicine cabinet right now, chances are you’d find an anticholinergic medication. These drugs have been around for decades and are used for a range of common conditions including ...

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 ...

When it comes to developing new pain drugs, the placebo effect is a powerful but baffling force. It’s well known that expectation alone can be enough to provide pain relief, even if the “treatment” is ...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology While much of the physical brain damage occurs instantly – called the primary stage of injury – ...