A new study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity has found that inflammation in a key memory center of the brain can ...

Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

Cut off any part of this worm's body and it will regrow. This is the spectacular yet mysterious regenerative ability of ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered a novel mechanism involved in brain development. They found that small ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered a novel mechanism involved in brain development. They found that small fragments called micronuclei produced by neuronal nuclei are released into ...

Stationed within the meninges, squads of immune cells lie in wait, ready to unleash an inflammatory assault within the brain if needed. Holding these trigger-happy troops back during peacetime falls ...

A 3D model accurately mimicking the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in a laboratory environment has been successfully developed by ...

A research team led by Professor Kazuaki Sawada and Project Assistant Professor Hideo Doi of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology has ...

People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says.

While technology is an integral part of modern life, setting boundaries around cell phone use—especially in schools—could have long-term benefits for children’s brain health. As research ...