New research shows how some brain cells fight tau buildup in Alzheimer’s, pointing to internal systems that help neurons survive longer.

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

Researchers found a "garbage man" enzyme that tags toxic clumps of proteins in the brain for removal, and saw a correlation ...

Living organisms are made up of hundreds of thousands of cells that cooperate to create the organs and systems that breathe, eat, move, and think. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a new way ...

Microglia are the brain's immune cells that clean out debris, such as damaged proteins and old cell parts, to keep the organ ...

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems that ...

Researchers from The University of Osaka report the development of two fluorescent indicators, Gachapin and Gachapin-C, that ...

Sleep is essential for much of the animal kingdom. During the night, neuron and tissue repair mechanisms are activated to aid ...

Knowing which lysosomal proteins are enriched in which brain cell types will help better understand contribution to neurological disorders.

How do electrical signals become "about" something? Through purely physical processes, neural networks transform activity ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase ...

A hidden communication network between brain cells and glioblastoma tumors may be key to slowing this aggressive cancer.