Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...

Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for ...

Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

Putting your weight into opening a door (say, with your shoulder) is easier than using your hands. Sliding heavy cardboard ...

A new study reveals that neurons in the brain’s memory center, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. A ...

Scientists at UCSF combined advanced brain-network modeling, genetics, and imaging to reveal how tau protein travels through ...

Nerves look blue in the reconstructed view of a genetically engineered mouse (left) whose neurons produce a fluorescent ...

When an axolotl suffers a brain injury, something extraordinary happens. Cells at the injury site begin to multiply, ...

New research highlights how astrocytes, long considered mere support cells, actively shape brain network dynamics.

Professor Levin directs both the Allen Discovery Center and the Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology at Tufts University in Massachusetts. His lab is unusual for the field of biology, a ...

Help Date Published: 06-12-2025 Publisher: The Woodtick Press Written in understandable language, this book describes the ...