Have A.I. models already reached consciousness? Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, is open to that possibility. He hopes for a relationship between humans and A.I. where “they want the ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them—signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces ...

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

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

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

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

Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved in motor neuron disease and damaged in spinal injuries. Their study, published today in ...

It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

The drug would need to be taken long before symptoms first appear—but it could be used to help protect at-risk individuals.

New research shows how some brain cells fight tau buildup in Alzheimer’s, pointing to internal systems that help neurons survive longer.