Researchers are taking advantage of tiny hydra's transparency to learn how they sense touch.

A tiny wireless optogenetic device takes researchers one step closer to new treatments for chronic pain, depression, epilepsy, and more.

New research reveals what causes a sneeze at the cellular and molecular level. Understanding what's going on may slow the spread of infectious diseases.

A new discovery that skin itch mechanisms differ on hairy versus hairless skin could lead to more effective treatments for peiple who have chronic itch.

Fruit flies and mosquitoes have about 200,000 brain cells That's enough to do a lot of processing, even more than a supercomputer.

New research in mice indicates a potential drug target for eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, a protein called melanocortin 3 receptor.

A new study in mice shows how aging affects stem cells in the brain, as well as how to reactivate the production of neurons.

A smoking cessation drug called cytisine may offer a way to treat women with Parkinson's disease—or even stop its progression all together.

A material that can go from metal to insulator works like a synapse with a bit of boron. The finding could be a step toward brain-inspired computers.

A new wireless chip tested in rats could pave the way for advances in our understanding of how the brain works, researchers say.