New research has uncovered why certain brain cells are more resilient than others to the buildup of a toxic protein that is a ...

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells—one ...

Among the newly identified brain cell types were some in the neocortex and the striatum region, which controls movement and certain other functions. Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious ...

Scientists discovered why some neurons resist tau toxicity, identifying CRL5SOCS4 as a crucial defense and linking ...

Functioning brain cells need a functioning system for picking up the trash and sorting the recycling. But when the cellular ...

Knowing which lysosomal proteins are enriched in which brain cell types will help better understand contribution to neurological disorders.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted with high specificity by one of the many new genetic tools ...

A team of Canadian scientists has uncovered a new way to slow the growth of glioblastoma, the most aggressive and currently ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or ...

New evidence shows that precursors of myelin-producing cells — one of the few #brain cell types that continue to be produced ...