1+ week, 4+ day ago   (495+ words) Analysis of 2.5 million people points to mostly neurological genes linked to the pain disorder A vast genetics study uncovered 26 fibromyalgia risk factors, many linked to genes with neural roles. The work suggests the disorder is one of the brain and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (420+ words) New guidelines give patients and doctors more options for migraine prevention New migraine prevention guidelines reflect a treatment landscape that has changed dramatically in the last decade and a half. For the first time in 14 years, doctors have updated guidelines…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (526+ words) Changes in the brains of hibernating mice reveal surprising resilience Synapses, connections between brain cells, are thought to be key to the biological basis of memory. How do you fit a human life’s experiences into 1.3 kilograms of brain? Neuroscientists have…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (182+ words) A week-long brain mapping session can lead to lasting relief, a case series of three pain patients shows....

3+ week, 38+ min ago   (262+ words) Though textbooks assign them a passive role, motor neurons can help coordinate movements Certain motor neurons organize fruit fly sucking through a domino-like activation sequence, with each neuron activating its target muscle while sending signals back to the brain to…...