This important study offers a molecular characterization of neurons and glia in the adult nervous system of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The study focuses on the progeny of a specific set of ...

New research reveals how air pollution accelerates brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease through a chemical process called ...

The progressive loss of function and structure of neuronal cells is a process that falls under the name "neurodegeneration." Regardless of their etiology, ...

UCLA scientists have identified a potential new strategy for treating glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer, by ...

The study presents a useful computational analysis of how the ratio between excitatory and inhibitory neural numbers affects coding capacity. The authors show that increasing the proportion of ...

Enhancing levels of "healthy fats" like omega-3s in the brain could be beneficial in motor neuron disease (MND) finds a new ...

Fat molecules known as PUFAs can help lessen nerve damage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study suggests.

Santiago Ramón y Cajal's pioneering studies marked the beginning of a profound exploration of the complexities of the central nervous system (CNS), which ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Research has shown that a potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and killing tumor cells in preclinical models tested in mice.

Researchers have created a four-dimensional brain map that reveals how MS-like lesions form, providing new insights into the ...