African elephants create low rumbles that travel through the earth, letting other elephants detect messages through vibrations.

So if we’re right, each former human is now essentially a radio transmitter and receiver. One plurb sends out a signal that is detected by others, who pass it on to others, and so on. It sounds like ...

A heart attack activates stress circuits in the brain that evolved for survival but can amplify inflammation, disrupt healing ...

Cancer and Alzheimer's disease are two of the most feared diagnoses in medicine, but they rarely strike the same person.

In mice, blocking heart-to-brain signals improved healing after a heart attack, hinting at new targets for cardiac therapy.

Researchers found that seeing signs of illness may trigger early immune responses even without real infection.

The first node sits in the peripheral nervous system. Sensory neurons in the vagus nerve detect damage in the heart and send signals upward. The researchers focused on a subset of vagal sensory ...

The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...

Runner's itch, when your legs get itchy during a run, is a common problem. Experts share why it happens and how to alleviate ...

It is impossible to get rid of anxiety because it exists to help us, says cognitive psychotherapist Owen O'Kane. Instead, he ...

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

So, he and his colleagues induced heart attacks in mice and examined responses in the vagus nerve, which carries signals between the brain, heart and digestive system. After a heart attack, vagus ...