Human bodies are usually described as chemical engines, powered by glucose and oxygen. Yet a wave of new research suggests ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Tryptophan does far more than help us sleep—it fuels brain chemistry, energy production, and mood-regulating ...

The blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers are protective systems that prevent harmful substances from entering the brain and ...

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

Researchers have identified a brain protein whose absence leads to memory loss and Alzheimer’s-like damage in mice.

Individual mammalian cells contain billions of protein molecules, which must be synthesized, deployed, and removed with ...

Researchers identify two key proteins that allow chandelier cells to connect with excitatory neurons. This "handshake" regulates brain signals and, when disrupted, may lead to epilepsy or autism.

New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion ...

Even within the healthy range, small differences in blood sodium were associated with measurable changes in brain excitability, offering new insight into how subtle physiology may shape neural ...

Exploring the role of FXYD family (FXYD domain-containing ion transport regulators) proteins in health and disease The FXYD ...

Scientists at Northwestern University used a novel compound to arrest early stages of Alzheimer’s disease in mice — setting the stage, if all goes well, for a groundbreaking treatment in which the ...