For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the ...

New research links an ancient DNA sequence to neuron growth, brain-cell balance, and a cognitive flexibility trait that may ...

"Our findings demonstrate that CLOCK has undergone evolutionary gains of extra-circadian function, and that these functions may contribute to human-specific brain specializations," said Konopka.

Higher-order connectomics of human brain function reveals local topological signatures of task decoding, individual identification, and behavior. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038 ...

A tiny blob of gelatinous tissue sitting in a dish represents a giant leap forward in human brain research.

Researchers have discovered that parts of the human brain age more slowly than previously thought—particularly in the region ...

A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human ...