Exercise is one of the most powerful levers you can pull to reduce your risk of dementia. “I think people don’t realise how ...

During brain development, neurons can regulate their movement until they reach their final destination thanks to a "molecular switch" involving the protein Teneurin 4 (Ten4).

The odor receptors in the nose are not distributed at random but organized in a precise spatial pattern, two new studies ...

Recent studies suggest animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within them ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the progressive loss of motor neurons, which ...

For decades, depression has been explained to patients as a “chemical imbalance” in the brain, a vague phrase that never ...

Credit: Mark Hersam/Northwestern University Printed artificial neurons can now send lifelike signals that activate real brain ...

Neurons aren’t just brain cells—they’re intricate biological machines that transmit, process, and adapt to information using both electrical and chemical signals. Supported by glial cells, they form ...

Nerve fibers within melanomas can slow the growth of these tumors, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine ...

Sarcopenia, the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function, is a hallmark of aging that affects ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between simple body movement and brain health: every time you tighten your ...