Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have made promising advances in understanding how to reduce anxiety through specific brain ...

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears to reduce anxiety without side effects. Their work suggests a new target ...

Brain cancer remains one of medicine’s most formidable challenges, requiring sophisticated treatment approaches tailored to each patient’s specific situation. With advances in surgical techniques, ...

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Dr. Vikram Gorantla explains to CURE that staying healthy and managing side effects helps patients with brain metastases remain on therapy. Dr. Vikram C. Gorantla, a medical oncologist at University ...

While chemotherapy can be lifesaving, it also damages DNA and leads to cognitive issues known as "chemo brain." These effects resemble the memory and learning problems seen in older adults, prompting ...

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Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated this thought experiment for decades as they have tried to understand how the ...

Excessive drinking can damage your health and organs including the liver, heart and gut. That’s already well-known to many. But what about the brain? As millions of people embark on Dry January, where ...

Hysell V Oviedo receives funding from NIH. Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic information into parallel channels – linguistic, emotional and musical – and acts as a biological ...