For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

The brain is the most complicated organ in the human body. With billions of cells that create trillions of connections to allow an individual to move, think, and remember, many of its innerworkings ...

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a "zap-and-freeze" technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell communications in living brain tissue from mice and humans. Findings from the new ...

Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...

Explore the connection between neurodegeneration and cellular senescence in understanding brain structure and ageing.

Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...