Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Based on new brain mapping research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientists have discovered that not all cell types in the brain age in the same way. They found that some cells, ...

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

Detailed mapping of 1.2 million brain cells has revealed that not all cell types age in the same way and that some – found in a specific ‘hot spot’ – are more sensitive to the aging process. It opens ...

New research suggests that balance and coordination problems in multiple sclerosis may begin when key brain cells slowly run ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene ...

Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...