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

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

The firm is launching a Phase II trial of its dendritic cell vaccine following promising preliminary efficacy and favorable safety results in Phase I.

Research shows that neurogenesis, collateral sprouting, synaptogenesis, exercise, and an enriched complex housing environment ...

For more than six decades, neuroscientists have wrestled with a fundamental question about the human brain: Do adults ...

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

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

Prior research generally confirms that there are no neuronal cell bodies in the adult sciatic nerve. However, we occasionally find some neuronal cells in adult rat sciatic nerves, either intact or ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson's disease that's caused by a single genetic mutation ...

A novel method is proposed for the classification of epithelial cells and clue cells in wet mount microscopic images of vaginal secretions. Generally, there are many complicated ingredients in these ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders ...