Other cells, such as glial cells, support the function of neurons. Neuroscience has often painted glial cells as the glue ...

The Johns Hopkins-created maps provide higher resolution and better coverage of gray matter than previously published maps, ...

Some brain cells can resist the toxic processes associated with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Scientists ...

Researchers have identified a specific protein complex inside neurons that tags toxic tau fragments for destruction, offering the clearest explanation yet for why certain brain cells survive while ...

A newly identified protein may hold the key to rejuvenating aging brain cells. Researchers found that boosting DMTF1 can ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease. Because the condition is ...

When most of us picture the brain, we imagine billions of nerve cells flashing with electrical activity, carrying thoughts, memories and commands from one region to another. Those cells, called ...

Obstructive sleep apnea disrupts brain function in several ways, including low oxygen levels, interrupted sleep, and vascular risk. Several regions throughout the brain may shrink, and the ...

A new study identifies an extreme but effective way that brain immune cells can prevent the parasite Toxoplasma gondii from spreading: they kill themselves to eliminate the dangerous microbes they ...

A Japanese health ministry panel has endorsed two products using iPS cells, paving the way for the world's first practical ...