A cluster of rat neurons, grown on a chip in a Japanese laboratory, just learned to generate a sine wave on command. Across ...

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.

Scientists reprogram brain cells to remove Alzheimer’s plaques with a single injection, showing a new approach to long-term ...

While past research has hinted at an overlap in relevant brain regions, the new work drills down to the cellular level. The ...

Biomedical researchers at Texas A&M University may have discovered a way to stop or even reverse the decline of cellular energy production—a finding that could have revolutionary effects across ...

Researchers at LMU have developed a human cell model that replicates key mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases—with ...

We can get silicon to "think" but the neuron can't be beat for efficiency. So, researchers worked to imitate it.

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Most neurons that die in Alzheimer’s disease do not simply starve or get smothered by amyloid plaques. According to a study ...

The brain has its own immune system, which detects threats and mounts a defense. A growing body of evidence has shown that in ...

A protein in the brain called FTL1 may accelerate aging and affect memory, paving the way for new therapies in the future ...