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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

A discovery the brain is driving high blood pressure offers hopes for new treatments. Scientists have discovered that a part ...

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 ...

A recent study reveals long-term microstructural abnormalities in the brainstem of people with ongoing health problems following a COVID-19 infection, suggesting neuroinflammation in the brainstem may ...