University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers targeting a group of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases have found success ...

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MIT engineers find that exercise-induced myokines significantly boost neuron growth, offering insights for nerve injury ...

Scientists have discovered a new brain neuron that may help to curb hunger signals, potentially offering new means of ...

The team’s in vitro, cell-based experiments found that in the presence of these ... while such results indicate a potential role for muscle contraction in mediating motor neuron growth, “the ...

This manuscript introduces DendroTweaks, a useful web application and Python library that, compared to existing modeling tools, eases interactive graphical exploration, development, and validation of ...

A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer’s has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially ...

Scientists have successfully reprogrammed astroglia, a type of brain support cell, into neurons that mimic specific ...

A mysterious electromagnetic mechanism may be more important than the firing of neurons in our brains to explain our ...

In a study that was published in eLight, Cornell researchers revealed an innovative imaging technology that can visualize ...

The brain is a marvel of efficiency, honed by thousands of years of evolution so it can adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Yet, despite decades of research, the mystery of how the brain ...

Scientists have uncovered a new neuron type, BNC2, which acts quickly to counter hunger-promoting neurons, potentially ...