How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers ...

CUNY Graduate Center Professor Leora Yetnikoff receives $1 million from the National Science Foundation to explore the links ...

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...

Scientists at the University of North Texas report a breakthrough in building tiny, lab-grown replicas of human organs.

Oculis Holding AG (Nasdaq: OCS / XICE: OCS) (“Oculis”), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovations for ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic diseases with significant unmet medical needs, ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, Hameroff says, scientists don’t know whether the microtubules disintegrate and release the tau or whether the tau falls off because of a malfunction that weakens the bond. The ...

Some human organs, such as kidneys and lungs, have back-ups. Some can be lost with little consequence—the spleen, for example ...

They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

Dementia is primarily a disease of women. Many people don’t realise that the underlying changes leading to dementia often begin decades before the disease becomes apparent – around the time of ...

Discover Alector's latest breakthroughs in neurodegenerative disease therapies, including updates on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's programs.

Prostate cancer incidence in the US shows a concerning rise, particularly in advanced stages. While early prostate cancer ...