For the first time, neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (currently in the process of being established) have revealed the ...

Fat-based vesicles help deliver GM1 to the brain, improving movement and extending survival in mouse models of ALS, a study finds.

Due to their simple body structure with a limited number of cell types, freshwater polyps (Hydra) can be used to study many fundamental processes of life. In recent years, Hydra has also experienced a ...

This discovery is important because it suggests a safer way to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Instead of trying to reduce essential brain chemicals, future treatments could focus on enhancing the brain’s ...

Researchers at the University of Camerino in Italy found that lack of sleep negatively affects the delicate structure that protects nerve cells in the brain, especially the fatty sheath known as ...

Researches at Linköping University have created an artificial nerve cell from a single organic electrochemical transistor, while still reproducing as many as 17 neural properties. An artificial neuron ...

Researchers develop a 3D-printed, RNA-activated implant that silences the PTEN gene to promote nerve regrowth after spinal cord injury.