In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that clusters of brain tissue derived from the cells of patients ...

Long dismissed as ‘brain glue,’ star-shaped cells called astrocytes are emerging as a breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s ...

Cellular senescence is commonly defined as a state characterized by permanent cell cycle arrest in the absence of cell death, in which cells have altered function. While cellular senescence has been ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing ...

Researchers discovered that variations in kinesin motor proteins control selective cargo transport in neurons, enabling ...

I've always wondered what exactly happens inside my brain after a sleepless night. Why does everything feel harder—thinking ...

The average lifespan of a red blood cell is just under four months, while skin cells last about a month and those in the ...

Scientists discover new neurons in zebra finch brains tunnel through tissue, potentially explaining human brain vulnerability ...

Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain—they talk to it. In a new ...

Researchers suggest tunneling may reflect a conserved strategy adopted by specialized migratory cell types in dense tissues.

A study published in Nature Aging by teams at Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University followed 108 adults ...