A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

A new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston investigated both gene expression and regulation at single cell levels to ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

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

An estimated 86 billion neurons in the average human brain govern our body’s functions and conjure — somehow — the human mind. C. elegans has 302 neurons in one sex and a few more in the other.

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...

The Importance of Gliotransmitters for Brain Function, Plus Cognitive and Motor Efficiencies Gliotransmitters are neurochemicals released by glial cells. They support communication between neurons and ...

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

Faces are so important to social communication that we’ve evolved specialized brain cells just to recognize them, a new study ...

Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

Even mild dehydration can affect the brain, causing cells to shrink and mental performance to decline. Research shows that ...