Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that, in neural development, the same set of proteins involved in cellular self-renewal can also facilitate differentiation with the right ...

The existence of specialised structures that allow a continuous exchange of CSF between different anatomical compartments at ...

In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

The studies in the journal Science have backed up the increasing body of research work showing that astrocytes are much more ...

Researchers have uncovered how non-neuronal cells in the brain – glial cells – play an active role in regulating sleep and ...

Homeostasis is the ability of living organisms to maintain stable internal conditions, such as temperature, hydration and ...

Genetic scientists have spliced human DNA into mice, resulting in rodents with increased brain mass, offering new clues to ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

A new study shows that inserting human DNA into mice grow bigger brains, offering clues to human brain evolution.

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process ...