Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the immune system erroneously attacks a protective insulation that surrounds neurons, known as myelin. As myelin degenerates, it leads to a variety of ...

The signals that drive many of the brain and body's most essential functions—consciousness, sleep, breathing, heart rate and motion—course through bundles of "white matter" fibers in the brainstem, ...

A wide range of mental disorders share common genetic roots, scientists have found, paving the way for simpler and cheaper treatments. Currently, mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, depression and ...