In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified an unusual type of brain cell they named “ovoid ...

UBC researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory—how the brain ...

Neuropsychiatric disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent. Given their complex and multifactorial pathogenesis, there is ...

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Wildfire smoke, long recognized as a health threat to the lungs and heart, may also pose significant risks to brain health, according to a study published in the International Journal of Molecular ...

A new study reveals that gut bacteria influence brain protein modifications via glycosylation. Researchers identified over ...

The medication specifically targets tau proteins, which typically help maintain healthy brain cell structure but can become toxic when they malfunction. When these proteins begin to cluster ...

Research in fruit flies has identified specific groups of cholinergic brain cells that are involved in alcohol-induced insomnia. This work could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for ...