Your brain’s “stop eating” signal may come from an unexpected source. Researchers found that astrocytes—once thought to just support neurons—actually play a key role in controlling appetite. After a ...

Ilya Monosov focuses on how the brain regulates decision-making, learning, curiosity, and cognitive control, as well as their ...

Metformin has been given to people with type 2 diabetes for decades and is one of the most widely prescribed treatments. It functions by reducing blood sugar levels and enhancing how your body ...

American and Chilean researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism of appetite control in the brain. Astrocytes— ...

Life on Earth unfolds under gravity. To orient their bodies and navigate their environment, animals must continuously sense and respond to gravitational cues. To explain how such gravity-dependent ...

Researchers have discovered a way to slow the progression of Huntington's disease by blocking SLC4A7 proteins that form neural connections.

Washington appears to be years away from consensus on the expanding security risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that appears to be the most ...

The marriage of an autistic young Nigerian has sparked national debate, but behind the controversy lies the harsh reality for thousands of families: late diagnosis, stigma, limited specialist care, ...