For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s ...

Now, researchers from the University of Rochester and other institutions have made an important discovery. They believe that ...

A new study from McGill University challenges a decades-old belief about dopamine. Rather than driving movement like a ...

Results of a recent study strongly suggest simply getting more B vitamins in your diet could be a completely painless way of ...

Marrone, a paralegal from Dyker Heights, has taken up boxing, not to go 12 rounds in a championship fight, but to throw swift ...

In the brain, alpha-synuclein is known for forming clumps called Lewy bodies, which damage brain cells and lead to diseases ...

In the complex and often esoteric world of medical research, it helps to remember that the road to triumph is paved with disappointment. Thursday, another such disappointment appeared in the pages of ...

The findings kick off the state’s reevaluation of the weedkiller, which is banned in many other countries. SACRAMENTO, California — California’s pesticide regulators on Monday determined a common ...

In a magical scene towards the end of the 2007 film Ratatouille, notoriously harsh food critic Anton Ego is instantly ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...