Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

University of South Alabama researchers report that neurons can transfer mitochondria directly to cancer cells, enhancing ...

The same brain system that rewards you for a delicious meal is hijacked by drugs like fentanyl. A behavioral neuroscientist ...

Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that affects a significant proportion of older people ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying in Parkinson's disease, stabilizing the progression of ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

Instead of relying on a single neuron, the brain uses the pattern of activity across many neurons to encode information to ...

Inhibition of LKKR2 may rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson’s disease that is caused by a single genetic ...

In AD, synaptic plasticity, the brain’s ability to regulate the strength of synaptic connections between neurons, is significantly disrupted. This worsens over time, reducing cognitive and memory ...

A new study has examined brains affected by PTSD at the single-cell level, uncovering distinct genetic alterations that may ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...