In a new study, researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have described how two important molecules in the brain...

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can greatly reduce the compulsion to...

A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) sheds light on how the brain stores memories....

In new findings that could have an impact the development of therapies for a number of currently untreatable brain disorders...

Autism is an agonizing puzzle, a complex mixture of genetic and environmental factors. One piece of this puzzle that has...

While the romantic poets' idea of memories being akin to spirits may have poetic merit, the scientists' perspective is that...

In a discovery that advances the understanding of how marijuana works in the human body, an international group of scientists,...

A study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has helped to de-mystify the molecular workings of the multiple...

While calcium's importance for our bones and teeth is well known, its role in neurons--in particular, its effects on processes...

An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has found strong evidence supporting a new strategy...

A new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National...

While bipolar disorder is one of the most-studied neurological disorders--the Greeks noticed symptoms of the disease as early as the...

A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) and Illumina,...

Loss of appetite during illness is a common and potentially debilitating phenomenon--in cancer patients, especially, it can even shorten lifespan....

Bipolar disorder, which affects nearly eight million Americans, takes a toll not only on patients, but also on their families...