For the first time, a drug shows effectiveness in adult human brain cells — an achievement long thought impossible.

The research carries special urgency in Israel, where thousands of soldiers and reservists have been injured or paralyzed ...

In a case that doctors have called "unbelievably rare," four sisters from West Virginia were diagnosed with the same brain and spinal condition known as Chiari malformation.

Spina bifida is one of the most common congenital disabilities that may be avoided, and folic acid is essential for doing so.

Meningitis can cause life-threatening sepsis and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves if not treated quickly ...