Background Persistent symptoms of autonomic dysregulation are common after COVID-19 infection and may result from alterations in central and/or peripheral auton...

Some people with long COVID may experience certain symptoms — sudden blood pressure spikes or nausea, for instance — due to stress or trauma.

An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications.

Interview: Mike Anestis, executive director of New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center

Katharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilisation

Scott, Tan et al. characterize the neural circuits that link mechanic stimuli in the heart and gut with whole-body energy homeostasis and vigilance.

Psychedelics have reemerged as potential treatments for mental health disorders, yet their impact on stress-related brain regions remains poorly understood. Here, we provide the first real-time, in vi...

Gun violence exposure (GVE) is a pervasive public health issue in the United States, with significant implications for mental health. This study exami…

The prefrontal - hippocampal - entorhinal system is perhaps the most widely-studied circuit in cognitive and systems neuroscience, due to its role in supporting cognitive functions such as working mem...

This study models early life stress (ELS) to observe sex-specific effects on fear memory formation using innovative unsupervised classification together with cellular metabolism alterations in key str...

The government linked alcohol with seven types of cancers, prompting the US surgeon general to call for warning labels on beer, wine and liquor.

Norepinephrine oscillations during NREM sleep drive synchronized changes in cerebral blood volume and cerebrospinal fluid, promoting glymphatic clearance. Optogenetic and pharmacological manipulations confirm that vasomotion, regulated by norepinephrine, acts as a pump for brain fluid transport.

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The bipartisan investigation of hospital systems purchased by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners reinforced the findings of past academic research.

Light exerts circadian-independent effects on glucose and lipid metabolism.

The FDA released long-awaited guidance proposing how manufacturers should test and label pulse oximeters

A state-dependent dopamine filter system in the male Drosophila brain balances threat perception against the drive to mate.

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