Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

Doctors in Britain missed a young paramedic's rare brain tumour, thinking her double vision was due to a lazy eye. According ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

A study has revealed how up to 30 percent of Americans could be infected with a dangerous parasite. According to researchers ...

A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny ...

Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain ...

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite, is silently affects brain signaling - possibly altering neural balance even in people without ...

Once seen as mere support cells in the nervous system, glial cells are today recognized as key regulators of sleep. Our team advances this understanding by demonstrating how glial cells in different ...