Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key ...

The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

Though it's now clear humans continue to grow new brain cells throughout their entire lives, debate persists over whether ...

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

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected ...

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...

Scientists discovered that the brain keeps making new neurons even in adulthood, offering hope for brain health treatments.

A study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more rapidly to keep ...

By shutting down a hyperactive enzyme, scientists got damaged brain cells to regrow their lost “antennae” and restart ...