Communication between nerves and the immune system shows how the mind affects the body

Scientists could soon develop a drug that would help repair brain disorders

Gene therapy may help cure degenerative brain disorders

Scientists establish that the mind plays a vital role in helping the body fight disease

Nurr 1, a key harmonal protein, might lead to a therapy for Parkison's disease

Stress related diseases like heart attacks are becoming common. Science is trying to understand how the human body copes with stress

A recent study says the inability in women to synthesise the hormone serotonin as fast as men could be the reason why women feel more depressed. A team of researchers led by S Nishizawa of the McGill

Environmental pollution is responsible for a significant share of violent crime and antisocial behaviour, according to an analysis by Roger Masters of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.

A new study has revealed that some boxers are genetically predisposed to suffer brain damage due to blows taken on the head. The findings were presented at the World Boxing Council's

AlewiJn Ott and Monique Bretler of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, have concluded that people who smoke are twice as likely to develop senile dementia as compared to those who have never smoked.