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

Researchers discovered that variations in kinesin motor proteins control selective cargo transport in neurons, enabling ...

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells - one of the few brain cell types that continue to be produced in the adult ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and preserves cognitive function ...

Researchers from the Paris Brain Institute and Sainte-Justine University Hospital in Montreal have, for the first time, ...

While the world focuses on the power consumption of massive AI data centers, researchers at the University of California, ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Some ...

Eating walnuts at specific times may give your brain the boost of omega-3s it needs to get through the day or focus on tasks.

The human brain requires constant nourishment to maintain its complex network of billions of neurons, yet certain foods actively work against optimal brain function. While most people focus on foods ...