Researchers at LMU have developed a human cell model that replicates key mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases—with ...

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can continue to develop new brain cells into old age. Researchers at Sweden’s ...

While past research has hinted at an overlap in relevant brain regions, the new work drills down to the cellular level. The ...

Scientists reprogram brain cells to remove Alzheimer’s plaques with a single injection, showing a new approach to long-term ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The study is led by Professor Daniel Tornero (left) and researcher Alba Ortega , from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences ...

Biomedical researchers at Texas A&M University may have discovered a way to stop or even reverse the decline of cellular energy production—a finding that could have revolutionary effects across ...

Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...

Your brain is the most complex structure in the known universe, and it’s a masterpiece of efficiency. It calculates ...

We are seeing the brain’s own repair systems switch on, healing inflammation and restoring itself,” Shetty said.