Researchers have developed tiny, wireless devices capable of wrapping around individual neurons, potentially aiding in the ...

Torrents of data from cell atlases, brain organoids and other methods are finally delivering answers to an age-old question.

MIT has developed light-activated cell-wearable devices that mimic myelin and restore neuron function, offering hope for ...

Poorly performing antibodies have plagued biomedical sciences for decades. Several fresh initiatives hope to change this.

New research reveals that astrocytes, a type of non-neuronal brain cell, play a significant role in memory storage and recall ...

Recent advances from MIT researchers are paving the way for unprecedented methods to monitor and potentially heal individual ...

Bioengineers and neuroscientists at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University have developed a highly ...

The findings reveal that BNC2 neurons, when activated by leptin and possibly other signals, not only suppress appetite but also alleviate the negative feelings associated with hunger. Remarkably, ...

In healthy rodent brains, newborn neurons are constantly generated in the stem cell niche, known as the subventricular zone ...

Breast cancer cells send microRNA-filled vesicles to the brain, creating a nutrient-rich environment that facilitates ...

Hunger" neurons expressing the AGRP gene (red), alongside newly-discovered "satiety" neurons expressing the BNC2 gene (green) ...

Targeting ceramide synthase enzymes may reduce multiple sclerosis severity by limiting ceramide C16 synthesis, offering ...