Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and chemical signals. In non-neuronal cells, direct cell-to-cell connections ...

People with poor sleep have brain ages that are an average of 1 year older than their chronological age, a new study has ...

Low doses in mice have can clear up proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory. Human trials are the ...

Obesity has been linked to diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension for a long time. Excess weight is now linked directly to Alzheimer’s in a new study — with tiny messengers going back ...

Evidence challenging the long-held assumption that neuronal function in the brain is solely powered by sugars has given ...

A new study by the University of California, Davis, shows how cells work together to avoid a sudden drop in blood sugar.

A 55-year-old man presents with alien hand syndrome, his left hand involuntarily opposing every action of his right after an acute splenium stroke.