Deep brain stimulation used to treat Parkinson’s disease may impair some aspects of language processing, a recent study suggests.

Inhibitory neurons that connect and regulate signaling in the brain (interneurons) may contribute to epilepsy and autism in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex.

The spinal cord’s neuropeptide Y signaling pathway may be a good target for new pain therapeutics.

A reversible chemical modification of rhodopsin, a receptor for light, plays a role in the degeneration of retinal cells.

A tool developed for one institution’s electronic health records can work at other institutions, potentially facilitating the use of these records in research studies.

A rare, inherited mutation confers an eightfold increased risk of prostate cancer, a recent study shows.

Socioeconomic factors, African ancestry linked to risk for cancer-causing infection.