Scientists Found a Brain Switch That Triggers High Blood Pressure
Researchers in São Paulo and Auckland identified a brainstem region that drives hypertension — and when they turned it off, blood pressure normalized.
Nora Whitfield
Bureau: Chicago
The Brain Has a Hidden Switch That Tells You to Stop Eating
Astrocytes — the brain's supposed support staff — turn out to be running the appetite control desk, relaying fullness signals that neurons alone can't explain.
A New Cancer Treatment Strategy Targets Two Weaknesses at Once
Scripps researchers found that combining ATR inhibitors with Pol theta targeting kills resistant tumors.