These eras of brain architecture are marked by four major turning points, which occur around the ages of 9, 32, 66 and 83, ...

Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some ...

Diesel exhaust particles can disturb the function of human brain immune cells, known as microglia, according to a recent ...

Diesel exhaust particles can disturb the function of human brain immune cells, known as microglia, according to a recent study led by the University of Eastern Finland.

Texas A&M researchers found a way to make stem cells produce double the normal number of mitochondria using nanoflower ...

Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell ...

Biomedical researchers at Texas A&M University may have discovered a way to stop or even reverse the decline of cellular ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel traveling ...

UCR scientists create a fully synthetic model for growing brain cells that could allow for animal-free drug testing.

Experiments reveal how estrogen enhances dopamine and cognitive function. Hormones are known to have powerful effects on the ...

Like the seeds of a forest, a few cells in embryos eventually sprout into an ecosystem of brain cells. Neurons get the most recognition for their computing power. But a host of other cells provides ...