ME/CFS and the closely related long COVID could be caused by damage to the brainstem, according to a new scientific theory.

Migraine with brainstem aura (MBA), formerly known as basilar migraine, is a rare type of migraine originating in the brainstem, characterized by aura symptoms such as vertigo and speech issues, but ...

Translating the behavioural output of the nervous system into movement involves interaction between brain and spinal cord. The brainstem provides an essential bridge between the two structures, but ...

The evolutionarily ancient part of the brain that controls breathing and heart rate also regulates the immune system — a discovery about the brain-body axis made by experts on taste. Last month, ...

An auditory brainstem implant converts sound into an electrical signal and sends it to the brainstem, so your brain can create the sense of sound. An auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a treatment ...

Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests. Using ultra-high-resolution scanners ...

Investigators are developing a new type of auditory brainstem implant that is designed to be soft, and flexible and address limitations of models currently in use. These implants may one day benefit ...

Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School have developed a detailed single-cell atlas of the developing human brain, offering a new reference point for evaluating lab-grown neurons used in Parkinson’s ...

Scientists have discovered how the brain controls our breathing in response to changing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood. Scientists from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have discovered ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...