The discovery of a single neuron responding only to Jennifer Aniston revealed how the brain may use highly specialized cells ...

Targeting OTULIN has proven to eliminate toxic tau proteins in human neurons for the first time, opening a new avenue for treating dementia.

The neuron’s inner scaffold, once viewed as static support, now looks like a gatekeeper. Research findings are available ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward treating spinal cord injuries that cause paralysis. In lab dishes, researchers at ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them—signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces—in a process known as endocytosis that is essential ...

Our brains age along with the rest of our bodies, and as they do, they produce fewer new brain cells. Now, researchers have ...

While physicians and scientists have long known that Alzheimer's disease involves the buildup of toxic protein fragments in ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine may have found a link between high blood pressure and an overactive sympathetic nervous system.

Building endurance isn't just about muscles, it's about the brain. A newly discovered neural circuit in the hypothalamus rewires itself after exercise to boost heart and muscle strength.

Prof. Elizabeth Riley, psychology, the new professor of HD 3620: “Human Bonding” as of this semester, discussed relationships and romance with The Sun.

AxiomProver solved a real open math conjecture using formal verification, signaling a shift from AI that assists research to AI that discovers new truths.

No other organ brings together science and spirituality quite like the human brain. Studies about the brain are, at heart, studies about ourselves. What the latest cutting-edge neuroscience reveals ...