Scientists engineered the first fully synthetic brain tissue model. It’s fully functional brain tissue that they can use to test neurological drugs. They believe the discovery will lead them to better ...

Molecular and genetic testing has become a game-changer in brain tumor care - shaping diagnosis, guiding treatments and opening doors to new therapies. Once available to a handful of patients, these ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Notre Dame students and professors have found a new way to diagnose one of the most deadly cancers in less than an hour. The test has been successful in detecting ...

FORT MOORE, Ga. — The testing is simple: It requires only a computer and a mouse with two buttons — labeled “1” and “2” — but Pentagon officials believe it will have a huge impact on the military’s ...

Neuropsychological assessment, or cognitive testing, is the gold standard tool for measuring cognitive functions (or the “software” of the brain) such as memory, language, attention, visuospatial ...

Which is why, in part, the promise — and boom — of blood biomarkers testing has moved quickly in the past three to five years, researchers say. The FDA recently cleared two blood tests that detect ...

Going on antidepressants can give many people their life back, but for some there is a catch. About 25% to 80% of people who take antidepressants experience sexual side effects to some degree during ...

Most people have had brief lapses of memory — forgetting a train of thought, a driving route or maybe a word choice. In most cases, these episodes last only a few seconds and are nothing to worry ...