The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years ...

Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought ...

When you see pasta, your brain probably doesn't jump to the secrets of the universe. But for almost a century, physicists ...

(That's about 65 in human years.) They specifically zoomed in on gene activity in cells of the hippocampus, a key memory ...

Although neural cell competition is widely recognized for its role during early brain development, Prof. Wu's team demonstrated that this process continues to be vital throughout life. They ...

Scientists at Auburn University have uncovered a fundamental principle of how brain cells stay connected, and their discovery could change how we understand Alzheimer's disease.

Somehow, the brain cells adapt and mostly function normally but are exceptionally vulnerable, self-destructing even under mild stress. The research team, which included colleagues at Case Western ...

"Overall, this study helps us understand why certain brain regions are more affected by tau buildup leading to Alzheimer's disease," Dr. Maia said. "By identifying the cell types and gene ...

the team noticed that the brain’s immune cells (known as microglia) clear plaques, and subsequently get to work restoring a healthy environment in which the brain can heal. A spatial ...