A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a key mechanism underlying the development of motor neuron diseases, offering new insights into potential treatment options, according to a study published ...

Johns Hopkins scientists uncovered microscopic “nanotube” channels that neurons use to transfer toxic molecules. While this ...

UMass scientists create low-voltage artificial neurons from bacteria that communicate with living cells like real brain cells.

Nervous system functions, from motion to perception to cognition, depend on the active zones of neural circuit connections ...

Researchers have synthesized enhanced vitamin K analogues that outperform natural vitamin K in promoting neuron growth. The ...

Researchers created an artificial neuron that communicates with biological brain cells using low-voltage signals, mimicking ...

By profiling brains from healthy people aged one to 104, researchers found that mutations accumulate in some genes more than ...

Summary: Scientists have shown that neurons don’t rely solely on sugar for energy — they can also burn fat. When energy ...

The mini-brains are not conscious; they are simplified sandboxes of the human mind, far smaller than the brain’s 86 billion ...

Trying to document how single brain cells participate in networks that govern behavior is a daunting task. Brain probes ...

Trying to document how single brain cells participate in networks that govern behavior is a daunting task. A newly developed brain probe, called Neuropixels Ultra, overcomes some key technical ...

Periodic Labs came out of stealth on Tuesday with a war chest of $300 million as a seed round, backed by a tech industry who’s who: Andreessen Horowitz, DST, Nvidia, Accel, Elad Gil, Jeff Dean, Eric ...