An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process ...

Blame cell death and fungi for brain decay, not TikTok. TikTok won't really make your brain rot. That doesn't happen until ...

The slice of code — a stretch of DNA that acts like a dial to turn up the expression of certain genes — expanded the outer ...

These are three-month-old organoids, made from human stem-cell-derived neural precursors that, together, form the cerebral cortex, the wrinkled outer layer of the brain. Each organoid comes from a ...

University of Edinburgh team uses live brain slices to reveal how tiny protein imbalances can trigger Alzheimer’s-like damage ...

Study in mice found transient microglial depletion, or chemokine receptor blockade, resolved immunotherapy-related cognitive impairment.

The $953,751 grant will enable the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) team to “light up” human brain cells to observe activity and, ultimately, pinpoint new drug-like compounds with ...