A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, Ph.D., modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence ...

Researchers have crossed a threshold that once belonged squarely to science fiction: they have built working models of brains ...

Scientists mapped hidden DNA switches in brain support cells to understand how gene control may influence Alzheimer’s disease ...

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self.

Study finds ultrathin tubes connecting brain cells that transport Alzheimer's proteins. The network changes months before ...

Brain organoids can be a good step forward, assuming they are grown from induced human pluripotent stem cells. That allows us to sidestep ethical concerns about the use of human embryos, thereby ...

Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell growth, development, and proper connectivity. This environment is carefully ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for ...

For over a century, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease ...