"Much like watching movies or true crime, reality TV is another form of escape. It allows us to envision what life would be ...

When the nervous system is activated, nuance becomes harder to access. Attention narrows, and the world gets organized around threat or safety, good or bad, us or them, win or lose. Moments like the ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

There is a state of relaxation that few of us spend much time in, but which comes with profound well-being benefits. With ...

Texas Children's is pleased to announce that a three-year-old girl has been successfully treated with the first-ever FDA-approved gene therapy treatment for AADC deficiency. Subscribe to our ...

HOUSTON (AUGUST 19, 2025) – Texas Children’s is pleased to announce that a three-year-old girl has been successfully treated with the first-ever FDA-approved gene therapy treatment for AADC deficiency ...

In a culture in which everything feels urgent, social media is filled with bad news, and our work days feel endless, something’s bound to give. Often, that thing is our nervous systems. In fact, if ...

Your autonomic nervous system helps regulate emotional balance, but chronic stress or trauma can trigger an overactive fight-or-flight response. Nervous system dysregulation refers to a condition in ...

We’re going to take a closer look at brains, how animals use them, and how some animals have even evolved to lose them! It turns out a brain (and intelligence more broadly) isn’t easy to define, but ...

Cancer arises as an enemy from within. One of the body’s own cells becomes damaged or corrupted and then multiplies to create copies of its aberrant self. The ballooning army of deviant cells may ...

Crustaceans might put up a hard exterior, but on the inside, they may be more sensitive than is often assumed. For the first time, scientists have shown the brains of living shore crabs (Carcinus ...