Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...

During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry ...

The functioning of neurons, cells that transmit information in the nervous system, heavily relies on the production of ...

A stem cell therapy for stroke restored neuron function and revealed how transplanted cells navigate the nervous system.

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By tracking glutamate in real time, scientists can finally see how neurons process ...

A newly identified enzyme appears to control tau production, brain inflammation, and aging. Researchers at the University of ...

Kanazawa University, have captured real-time images showing how a key brain enzyme organizes itself to help memory formation.

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Scientists have discovered that breast cancer can quietly throw the brain’s internal clock off balance—almost immediately after cancer begins. In mice, tumors flattened the natural daily rhythm of ...