In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged ...

Transferring mitochondria, or the glial cells that produce them, to mice with nerve damage mitigated pain, suggesting a ...

A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in ...

Changes in motor units closely reflect disease severity in people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), suggesting potential ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now ...

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

New research suggests that balance and coordination problems in multiple sclerosis may begin when key brain cells slowly run ...

Studying ancient sea creatures’ snoozing habits could shed light on the origins of sleep.

The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the human brain uses two different groups of neurons to store ...

A groundbreaking new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions ...