Speed, or “rate,” of sound changes can make it difficult to understand speech in challenging situations, such as in noisy environments.

Researchers have identified the intracellular signal cascade through which ACh regulates aversive learning, a major test for AD drugs.

As we age, our bones become thinner, we suffer fractures more often, and bone-diseases such as osteoporosis are more likely to occur.

Parkinson’s disease, which accounts for 5–10% of all PD cases, affects 3% of population over 65 years old with an average onset at 60.

In every case, the cancer disappeared after immunotherapy — without the need for the standard treatments of radiation, surgery, or chemo.

Scientists investigating the mechanics of the early stages of lung cancer have identified a new potential treatment aiding early detection.

A new technology enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at the exact location where they are needed.

A rare gene in the tumors of some colorectal cancer patients could lead to more accurate diagnoses and, eventually, personalized treatments.

Two weeks of eating a diet heavy in tomatoes increased the diversity of gut microbes and positively altered gut bacteria.

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure.

Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are often treated with drugs that activate their immune system against the tumor.

Over-the-counter remedies are available for baldness but most don’t focus on the causes: oxidative stress and insufficient circulation.

ADHD is one of the most common neurological disorders and is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity and difficuly focusing

Researchers used an algorithm to allow people to refine what they thought the facial expression of a particular emotion should look like.

MicroRNA (miRNA) can be used as a biomarker to predict which patients are likely to face breast cancer recurrence and mortality.

Where in the brain consciousness resides has been one of the biggest questions in science, said Associate Professor Masafumi Oizumi.

A protein that helps make neurons also works to reprogram scar tissue cells into heart muscle cells, UNC School of Medicine study finds.

Recently approved by the FDA to treat type 2 diabetes, the medication may help adults without diabetes lose weight as well, the study found

Accumulating evidence finds that exercise can improve brain function and delay or prevent the onset of neurodegenerative diseases

The European honeybee (Apis mellifera) has been the source of a number of products used medicinally by humans, such as honey and venom.