A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and ...
MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...
Delivering a connection-building protein to star-shaped cells in the brain could reverse changes to neural circuits seen in ...
In animal studies, keeping brain NAD + levels in balance prevented Alzheimer’s from developing. Even more striking, restoring NAD + balance after the disease was already advanced allowed the brain to ...
Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...
What makes someone a "morning lark" or a "night owl?" Why does jet lag hit us so hard, and why do some people struggle each ...
An estimated 86 billion neurons in the average human brain govern our body’s functions and conjure — somehow — the human mind. C. elegans has 302 neurons in one sex and a few more in the other.
A new method of reversing Alzheimer's shows promise in an animal study, as researchers at University Hospitals restore brain ...
Singapore has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, yet many individuals spend almost a decade in poor health ...
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 ...