Neurodegenerative diseases remain some of the most difficult conditions to treat. Disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s gradually destroy brain cells, leaving people with worsening memory, ...

Neurons (green) and tumor cells (cyan) grown in a lab demonstrate how the two cell types can become interconnected as a tumor grows, disrupting brain development and function. New research from WashU ...

Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became overactive, impairing memory. Restoring ...

Scientists are increasingly associating chronic inflammation with everything from neurodegenerative disorders to mental ...

A team at University of Massachusetts Amherst developed artificial neurons that fire in the same voltage range as living ...

The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors. Although this type of tumor is usually not life-threatening, the ...

The brain controls the release of glucose in a wide range of stressful circumstances, including fasting and low blood sugar levels. However, less attention has been paid to its role in day-to-day ...

In an age crazed with noise—notifications buzzing, playlists streaming, and traffic rumbling—silence is an endangered sensation. But new research indicates that silence may contain a secret that ...

A new study reveals that just five days of a high-fat, junk food-like diet can significantly impair memory by disrupting the brain's hippocampus. This ...

A new UC Irvine study found that combining vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) with the green tea antioxidant EGCG helps restore energy in aging brain cells, potentially reducing Alzheimer's-related protein ...