In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that clusters of brain tissue derived from the cells of patients ...

Long dismissed as ‘brain glue,’ star-shaped cells called astrocytes are emerging as a breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s ...

Scientists have discovered that the unsung brain cells called astrocytes form extensive networks in the mouse brain 1 — ...

Cellular senescence is commonly defined as a state characterized by permanent cell cycle arrest in the absence of cell death, in which cells have altered function. While cellular senescence has been ...

Discovery that astrocyte networks shrink and reroute after a loss of sensory signals suggests they may be shaped by experience.

Researchers discovered that variations in kinesin motor proteins control selective cargo transport in neurons, enabling ...

I've always wondered what exactly happens inside my brain after a sleepless night. Why does everything feel harder—thinking ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational ...

The average lifespan of a red blood cell is just under four months, while skin cells last about a month and those in the ...

A study published in Nature Aging by teams at Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University followed 108 adults ...