Two proteins found on the surface of motor neurons in the brain may be essential in the progression of Parkinson's disease, ...

Our cells may literally ripple with electricity, acting as a hidden power supply that could help transport materials or even ...

Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...

Scientists developed two new sensors that can detect brain cell communication in real time, tracking chemical messages ...

We can replace joints, lenses, even organs—but not the brain. As neuroscience unravels the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...

Another piece of the dementia puzzle may finally have been found. In A Nutshell Scientists discovered ultrathin tubes (hundreds of nanometers wide) connecting brain cells that transport proteins and ...

A mechanism responsible for breaking down toxic proteins that are involved in Alzheimer's may actually spread them to ...

A research group led by Professor Michael Glickman, dean of Technion's Faculty of Biology, has uncovered a key mechanism in ...

The discovery could pave the way for new treatments, improved risk prediction, and earlier intervention for brain metastases.

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...